Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. [As someone from a muslim background who has seen too many stories about "muslim girl finds love, then reject it in the name of religion because that's what good muslim girls do. “Ocean had given me hope. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. Our words matter. I’m tired of begging everyone to understand that people of color aren’t all the same, that we don’t all believe the same things or feel the same things or experience the world the same way.’ I shook my head, hard. the end. Remember, honesty is everything. Book Trailer: A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi - Duration: 0:58. I trusted no one anymore. Whether the book was published ten years ago or coming out six months from now it won’t matter to me. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure.“If the decision you’ve made has brought you closer to humanity, then you’ve done the right thing.”“I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. “I felt like crying. He was very polite.
Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. He made me believe in people again. If maybe, just maybe, I'd been so determined not to be stereotyped that I'd begun to stereotype everyone around me.” That’s what makes It is heartbreaking, but it is also fiercely hopeful. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. “I mean, I wasn't fine. Maybe it was enough that our lives had merged and diverged and left us both transformed. Instead of feeling welcomed with open arms, these strangers take it upon themselves to decide how you will be seen, heard, treated…How do you cope with all that anger and pain, directed at you—especially as a teenager?Ocean is the opposite of Shirin in so many ways; it’s like they inhabit two different worlds.
He dressed nicely. And sometimes, I read to learn.I read for a number of different reasons. I felt a whole range of emotions reading this book and it became exhausting to read. She’s been through so much, yet through it all she refuses to let others decide her identity for her, even as “But here’s a secret we’ll let you in on: Shirin is one of the most heartwarming characters we’ve had the pleasure of meeting on the page.
His sincerity had rubbed me raw, had peeled back the stubborn layers of anger I’d lived in for so long.
I always say that i don't care what other people think. “I felt blind and deaf at the same time, like i was moving through a fog, and i realized then- as i realizd everytime something like this happened- that i was never as strong as i hope to be” After reading so much science fiction and fantasy, it was so different to pick up a novel that places me back into the ‘real world’ and make me aware of …
Number 5: The Romance. dsafsahdfkjsahfd4.5 stars rounding up to 5. If maybe I'd allowed … "...does this story follow the same pattern? I saw nothing but the potential for pain and the subsequent need to protect myself, constantly” It’s beautiful and makes you believe in true love, but the heroine experiences racism throughout the story and the constant need to educate people weighs on her. In a good way. He’d made me believe in people again. I loved that no one could tell i was listening to music and that, because no one knew, i was never asked to turn it off. "Don't do this, okay?
“I wondered, for the very first time, if maybe I was doing this whole thing wrong. but it wasnt always upward positivity. Although I wasn't a massive fan of the romance at the beginning, Ocean and Shirin's romance really blossoms throughout the book. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! It is complex and they have ups and downs like any teen romance would. This book was INCREDIBLE. I would be fine. but it wasnt always upward positivity. The thought for “radar reads” came to me after I finished Tahareh Mafi’s,Currently I’m stuck in this in-between of wanting to talk to everybody about this book but not wanting to spoil anything for readers as well.
If maybe I’d allowed myself to be blinded by my own anger to the exclusion of all else. Site Powered by
In this one, I would like to explore why you should read A Very Large Expanse of Sea. I pushed him away because i was afraid to be even remotely close to someone who, i was certain, would one day hurt me. And our favorite cover…The days are getting warmer (or, okay, unbearably hot) and like any good book nerd, we’re spending them fighting for…Epic Reads is brought to you by HarperCollins PublishersThanks for subscribing! Posted on February 25, 2019 March 16, 2019 by Jayati. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from Shmoop and verify that you are over the age of 13.
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