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An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi

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booktalkwithrae's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5

This books follows Shadi, Who is a Muslim, where is a hijab and often keeps her head down. She’s too busy dealing with her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots and racists especially after the US declared war in Iraq. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, and her mother is falling apart, she is drifting away from her sister and she’s lost her best friend. She is trying to navigate through her sorrows and her pain and each day becomes harder and harder. Can the boy she was falling for help her?

This book switch is between present day in 2003 and the year before and I found this jump between timelines a little difficult to follow. Other than that the story was pretty simple and focused on Shadi and her life struggles. It were important topics of racism and bullying especially since this book takes place two years after 9/11. The side characters I felt stood out and played a really important role in Shari’s story And I enjoyed all the interactions she had.

My biggest problem was the ending. I found that the ending was very quick and wrapped up a little too neatly for all the struggles that Shadi was facing. I felt unsatisfied and felt like I had a lot of questions by the end of it.

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georgiachambers's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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laarer's review

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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romie_chat's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I listened to the audiobook in one sitting, which was both a brilliant and horrible idea, as I now have too many emotions fighting inside of me and the urge to stop everything I'm doing and cry:) Tahereh Mafi will never let me live in peace, I must know pain and suffering

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kellyeweber's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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jadie_berg's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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bookcaptivated's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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asporkthief's review

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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martinaaw's review

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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lauritbh's review

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dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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