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 | : | Young Adult |
| ISBN | : | A Very Large Expanse of Sea ISBN |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 310 pages pages |
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Reviews
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
i'm conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted i got a lot to ??unpack?? but i dont know if i'm going to unpack it, so stay tuned, i guess RTC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i'm sitting here re...
Buddy read with my dear friend, Saajid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWQ...). This was incredible. Just when I think Tahereh's writing can't get any better, she comes out with THIS MASTERPIECE! ...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
2.5 stars, generously rounded up. Islamophobia is terrible, but writing about it as a background to an overwrought, angsty, dull "Guys like you don't talk to girls like me" teen romance was an odd choice, IMO. It shifted the narrative's focus from Shirin's pain to her boyfriend's, m...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
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 ...
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. ...
This was fantastic. ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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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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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
i'm conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted i got a lot to ??unpack?? but i dont know if i'm going to unpack it, so stay tuned, i guess RTC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i'm sitting here re...
Buddy read with my dear friend, Saajid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWQ...). This was incredible. Just when I think Tahereh's writing can't get any better, she comes out with THIS MASTERPIECE! ...
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. ...
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* ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
i'm conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted i got a lot to ??unpack?? but i dont know if i'm going to unpack it, so stay tuned, i guess RTC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i'm sitting here re...
Buddy read with my dear friend, Saajid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWQ...). This was incredible. Just when I think Tahereh's writing can't get any better, she comes out with THIS MASTERPIECE! ...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
i'm conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted i got a lot to ??unpack?? but i dont know if i'm going to unpack it, so stay tuned, i guess RTC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i'm sitting here re...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all 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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
i'm emo and I WISH THERE WAS MORE ...
i'm conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted, im conflicted i got a lot to ??unpack?? but i dont know if i'm going to unpack it, so stay tuned, i guess RTC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i'm sitting here re...
Buddy read with my dear friend, Saajid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWQ...). This was incredible. Just when I think Tahereh's writing can't get any better, she comes out with THIS MASTERPIECE! ...
Sounds good but it's Tahereh Mafi so it is going to be fragile and melancholic for sure. ...
2.5 stars, generously rounded up. Islamophobia is terrible, but writing about it as a background to an overwrought, angsty, dull "Guys like you don't talk to girls like me" teen romance was an odd choice, IMO. It shifted the narrative's focus from Shirin's pain to her boyfriend's, m...
can you believe I was on the verge of tears over.....heteros ...
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. ...
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. ...
oh wow. im surprised by how much i actually enjoyed this! much more than i thought i would, considering i really had no expectations for it whatsoever. but it wasnt always upward positivity. actually, my feelings whilst reading this would look similar to a square root symbol - ? ...
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh 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, intelli...
Tahereh Mafi better write more YA contemporary romance novels in the future because this one was absolutely moving and memorable. It?s been a long time since I fell so hard for a YA love interest but Ocean was just EVERYTHING. Oh my goodness. It?s both an uplifting and saddening st...
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'd never name a book "a very large" anything. ...
Well this is just a brilliant story that gave me far too many emotions. Honestly I'm just feeling all the things and I didn't expect less from the queen Tahereh Mafi!! ajfsdklad I know this book is hugely drawn on from personal experience and just walking in Shirin's shoes, with the mi...
This was PHENOMENAL. I've always really enjoyed Tahereh's books but this being a contemporary really just stepped everything up for me. Fuck, I loved this SO MUCH. dsafsahdfkjsahfd Please join us tomorrow (12/14) on Kassie's channel at 8pm PST as we discuss this amazing read. I hope...
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. ...
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...
My favorite read of the year so far. so raw, emotional, and hopeful ...
?I didn't believe it was possible to hide a woman's beauty. I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn't think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. Different women felt comfortable in different outfits. They were all beautiful.? ?...
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...
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...
Definitely not a bad book, just not my cup of tea. ...
