It?s 2002, a year after 9/11. 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. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She?s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments?even the physical violence?she endures as a result of her race, her religion, an It?s 2002, a year after 9/11. It?s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for som...
| Title | : | A Very Large Expanse of Sea |
| Author | : | Tahereh Mafi |
| Rating | : | |
| Genres | : | Contemporary |
| ISBN | : | A Very Large Expanse of Sea ISBN |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 pages pages |
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Reviews
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
OH WOW!! Seriously I just found another favorite contemporary read this year! THIS FREAKING BOOK is something special I tell you! This issue (Islamophobia) is the 1st time ever I read on YA contemporary book and it truly blew my mind! It woven with so many emotions that I think eve...
wtf I'm actually crying here. I wasn't even expecting to like it much, but I haven't legit felt this unintentionally moved by a book in months. I can't even believe how purely upset I feel about this story (in a good way). wow I honestly don't know what's happening to me, I just fee...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
OH WOW!! Seriously I just found another favorite contemporary read this year! THIS FREAKING BOOK is something special I tell you! This issue (Islamophobia) is the 1st time ever I read on YA contemporary book and it truly blew my mind! It woven with so many emotions that I think eve...
wtf I'm actually crying here. I wasn't even expecting to like it much, but I haven't legit felt this unintentionally moved by a book in months. I can't even believe how purely upset I feel about this story (in a good way). wow I honestly don't know what's happening to me, I just fee...
5 stars! ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it.? Placed in 2002, Shirin is a 16 year old Muslim girl dealing with the aftermath of 9/11...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
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I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
OH WOW!! Seriously I just found another favorite contemporary read this year! THIS FREAKING BOOK is something special I tell you! This issue (Islamophobia) is the 1st time ever I read on YA contemporary book and it truly blew my mind! It woven with so many emotions that I think eve...
wtf I'm actually crying here. I wasn't even expecting to like it much, but I haven't legit felt this unintentionally moved by a book in months. I can't even believe how purely upset I feel about this story (in a good way). wow I honestly don't know what's happening to me, I just fee...
5 stars! ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it.? Placed in 2002, Shirin is a 16 year old Muslim girl dealing with the aftermath of 9/11...
an #ownvoices story about a hijab-wearing Muslim American teen after the events of 9/11?? it also features an interracial relationship and tackles bigotry and Islamophobia?? I'M SO READY FOR THIS. I LOVE MY MUM TAHEREH ...
this book is incredible. full review to come. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
OH WOW!! Seriously I just found another favorite contemporary read this year! THIS FREAKING BOOK is something special I tell you! This issue (Islamophobia) is the 1st time ever I read on YA contemporary book and it truly blew my mind! It woven with so many emotions that I think eve...
wtf I'm actually crying here. I wasn't even expecting to like it much, but I haven't legit felt this unintentionally moved by a book in months. I can't even believe how purely upset I feel about this story (in a good way). wow I honestly don't know what's happening to me, I just fee...
5 stars! ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it.? Placed in 2002, Shirin is a 16 year old Muslim girl dealing with the aftermath of 9/11...
an #ownvoices story about a hijab-wearing Muslim American teen after the events of 9/11?? it also features an interracial relationship and tackles bigotry and Islamophobia?? I'M SO READY FOR THIS. I LOVE MY MUM TAHEREH ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
OH WOW!! Seriously I just found another favorite contemporary read this year! THIS FREAKING BOOK is something special I tell you! This issue (Islamophobia) is the 1st time ever I read on YA contemporary book and it truly blew my mind! It woven with so many emotions that I think eve...
wtf I'm actually crying here. I wasn't even expecting to like it much, but I haven't legit felt this unintentionally moved by a book in months. I can't even believe how purely upset I feel about this story (in a good way). wow I honestly don't know what's happening to me, I just fee...
5 stars! ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it.? Placed in 2002, Shirin is a 16 year old Muslim girl dealing with the aftermath of 9/11...
an #ownvoices story about a hijab-wearing Muslim American teen after the events of 9/11?? it also features an interracial relationship and tackles bigotry and Islamophobia?? I'M SO READY FOR THIS. I LOVE MY MUM TAHEREH ...
this book is incredible. full review to come. ...
*ARC review i wish it was possible to give a book more than five stars, because this book absolutely deserves it. i haven't felt this specific way about a book in a long, long time and my heart is absolutely swelling with affection for these characters and for this story. i also haven...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
I got my hands of an ARC of this back at BEA and I regret not reading it till now. This book was INCREDIBLE. It's definitely one of my favorite books to come out this year. It was eye opening and heart breaking and beautiful. ...
Y?all mind if I cry because if you?d told 16 year-old me that one day I?ll read a NYT best-selling book where a Muslim Hijabi teen gets her own coming of age story and her own big romance instead of being the token (stereotyped) minority character or some cultural prop used only ...
This was fantastic. ...
One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and hands-down the best YA on what it means to be a Muslim American post 9/11. Tahereh Mafi pulls no punches, spares no feelings and tells the absolute truth and it is beautiful, rare and heartbreaking. If there's one book you read thi...
4.5* ...
4.5 Stars! Review to come. CW: islamophobia & xenophobia ...
October 2018 Updating with my full thoughts now that the book is out! I wrote all of this down when I first read it in May. I was nervous starting this book because the first 25% of this lays a lot of groundwork and there?s a lot of telling instead of showing. Despite this, I wa...
This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book Prescription Actual Rating: 3.5 stars ?I was stuck in another small town, trapped in another universe populated by the kind of people who?d only ever seen faces like mine on their evening news, and I hated it. ...
I read for a number of different reasons. I read for relaxation, for entertainment, for escape. I read to be provoked into thought or action, I read to feel, and sometimes my funny bone or my tear ducts need a good workout. And sometimes, I read to learn. The ideal book is a combina...
If you know my reading tastes much, you?ll already know that I almost never pick up a contemporary novel unless it involves one of three things: diverse rep, a heartbreaking learning experience (for the reader or the characters), or a romance so sweet and lovable that I can?t help ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by There Mafi broke me while simultaneously filling my mind, soul and heart with vast emotions all at the same time. This book deserves all the stars for the raw emotion it made me feel. Tahereh Mafi's voice was so honest - Shirin was funny, intellige...
I'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
4.5 stars rounding up to 5. This book was really intense, raw and honest. I really felt how personal of a story this was for the author to write, and am grateful that she is putting this book out into the world. ...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
This book was EVERYTHING. I posted a mini review on my blog, you can check it out HERE! I thought I understood white privilege but this book.. THIS BOOK checked my ass real quick. I don?t even have words. Please just do yourself a favor and add it to your TBR immediately. ...
Could NOT pull away!!!! Alright...I know I?m behind on a couple of reviews... ( no rules here right?/!)... lol Busy with a remodeling project ...? And a girl needs sleep... BUT READ THIS BOOK .... It?s WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!? I enjoyed both the Audiobook &am...
Aside from a few short bursts of insight on a Muslim girl suffering racists microaggressions a year after 9/11, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is your average, run-of-the-mill coming-of-age YA romance featuring a teenager who hates school, laments life, is awkward around boys, doesn't und...
i'm sitting here reading this book and lowkey getting emotional bc there are comments and phrases that are just so natural to the main characters and I DIDNT THINK I WOULD EVER SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WAS NORMAL IN A YA BOOK ????? ...
I?m a white girl. I know the privilege the color of my skin gives me. Sometimes people stare at me, I can feel their eyes on me while crossing the street. It happens once in a lifetime and it gives me shivers. I don?t know why they do it, but I know they aren?t commenting the c...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
This is a critical story that I hope not only makes an impact on YA literature, but also on society in general. It's the type of book that I would recommend a thousand times over. It?s one that I desperately want everyone to read, to learn from, and I?m so thankful Tahereh Mafi sha...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Buddy Read with Hamad Thank you Harper Collins for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review. ?It gives the bullies all the power. It would mean they?d succeeded at making me feel like who I was and what I believed in was some...
I'm not coherent enough to tell y'all how good, funny and important this book is. So i'm gonna wait. But holy shit, this is a book you need to buy. ********* ?I always knew I had to write this book. This is my story, the story I've been writing in my head for years. When I...
OH WOW!! Seriously I just found another favorite contemporary read this year! THIS FREAKING BOOK is something special I tell you! This issue (Islamophobia) is the 1st time ever I read on YA contemporary book and it truly blew my mind! It woven with so many emotions that I think eve...
