content: I was assigned "Paradise" for a class at Colgate University. I wonder now if the professor had read the book prior to putting it on the sylabus. Who can follow a story that has no sort of time while following characters that necessarily lack development, just by the sheer number included? The reader cannot care what happens to the citizens of Ruby. The only reason I give it a three is because of the rich use of language. However, it is not strong enough to overcome the multitude of faults. I have lost all faith in Oprah. I read for pleasure, and in this work I found none.