I know myself, and I don't really like obvious cliches but for this book, even though it has tons of them, it just works. 😂Īnother thing was the obvious cliches in the book. I know that is kind of contradicting but whatever. So whatever, it's not a big deal because I got to love Shirin more because of how passionate she is with breakdancing. This book is somewhat autobigraphical in a sense. But then, I found out that some things in this book was inspired by Tahereh's personal experiences and that she took her love for breakdancing as an inspiration to write about it in Shirin's perspective. I get that Tahereh wanted to incorporate something memorable but I don't know, it just doesn't feel like it belongs to the story. It's a unique aspect of Shirin's personality but it feels like it's forced into the story. There are so many good moments in this book, but there are also some things that didn't sit well with me. I loved reading this one that if I just didn't have to sleep, I would've finished it in one sitting. It's a light read but there are so many lessons and thought-provoking things happening inside it. This book tackles relevant issues - racism, discrimination, bullying, and the like. The pacing of this book was so easy to follow and Tahereh's writing style in this one is sooooo vastly different from the Shatter Me books.Ī Very Large Expanse of Sea is set after the 9/11 terrorist attack and it follows a young Muslim girl going through her high school years. I mean, the title itself doesn't speak much, right? I didn't know what to expect, but when I started reading Chapter One, I was instantly captivated.
I had little to no idea what this book was about. I made a very good decision because this book is so good. I took that as a sign to finally open A Very Large Expanse of Sea and read it. Last month, I came across an online book club on Instagram - The theme for the book of the month was Women Empowerment and they featured this book.
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I am a fan of Tahereh Mafi since I've read her Shatter Me series and when this book came out last year, I've instantly added it into my endless TBR List. It terrifies her-they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds-and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.īut then she meets Ocean James.
So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments-even the physical violence-she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Synopsis from Goodreads: It’s 2002, a year after 9/11.
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