Reviews

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

meaghandesigns's review against another edition

3.0

read that Mindy Kahling bought the rights for this Muslim You’ve Got Mail inspired romance and I had to read it. I think the movie could be more successful as the male perspective isn’t in the book and it’s the one weakness.

jawolffe's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.0

shaynasemer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lincognito's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars.

mdpenguin's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This was a hilarious, dramatic, sad, happy, and beautiful story and so wonderfully written. The characters were so easy to love and the way that the story played out was great. I really liked the use of transcripts from Hana's podcast to add emotional punctuation at key parts of the story. I also liked that the author didn't either hide what the little mysteries were in Hana's situation nor was she too blatant about it. The tone and pace were perfect to keep me rapt and the way everything wrapped up was so perfectly moving and satisfying without being cheesy that it makes me almost sad to walk away from the book now that I've done reading it. 

happy2behere's review

lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I quite enjoyed this book - and going into this, having read Ayesha at last last week, I lowered my halal-radar/ halal-expectations a lot which made this book far more enjoyable. 

It was predictable but sweet, and I really appreciate the emphasis on family and familial values. 

This was a cute read, I did enjoy it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

erinkatherin's review

4.0

A very fun read. Light and gentle, with a bit of the personal-political. An engaging romance / coming-of-age via a young, modern, Muslim-Canadian perspective.

tammys_readinglog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

afoolsingenuity's review against another edition

relaxing medium-paced

4.0

tarapollardyork's review

4.0

Solid 4.5, the radio stuff bored me a little but the family relationship and the relationship between Hana & Aydin was really special. Loved learning more about different cultures .