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minhha_reads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
challe232's review against another edition
5.0
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali takes place mainly in Tehran in the 1950’s and also covers the political turmoil of the time. I loved this novel. I don’t often enjoy novels with love stories, but this was so much more than that. The characters all felt very believable and I liked all of them, even the ones who make mistakes. It revolves around how a ripple can change decades of time, and how the degrees of tradition or change can affect lives.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and Simon & Schuster Canada for my honest review. I give this 4.5 stars of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and Simon & Schuster Canada for my honest review. I give this 4.5 stars of 5.
challe232's review against another edition
5.0
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali takes place mainly in Tehran in the 1950’s and also covers the political turmoil of the time. I loved this novel. I don’t often enjoy novels with love stories, but this was so much more than that. The characters all felt very believable and I liked all of them, even the ones who made mistakes. It revolves around how a ripple can change decades of time, and how the degrees of tradition or change can affect lives.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and Simon & Schuster Canada for my honest review. I give this 4.5 stars of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and Simon & Schuster Canada for my honest review. I give this 4.5 stars of 5.
noufy's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
taliabasma's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Idk the book was good but bad lol. The writing was poignant and I don’t love time jumps but this one was very well done. (But we really did not at all need Claire’s pov )
The best way to describe this is, the fault in our stars was sad on purpose while a walk to remember was a story with sadness. And idk this book felt like it was sad on purpose.
We don’t really get to know Bahman nor Roya’s full personality. They just had a young love but there wasn’t much depth to their characters nor their relationship outside of the missed factor.
I also think this book is actually about Bahman’s mom and her life more than anyone else to be honest and it could be a good thing if they gave her character a LITTLE bit more depth.
If you hate miscommunication this is basically a back and forth novel with a purposeful and manipulative miscommunication.
The best way to describe this is, the fault in our stars was sad on purpose while a walk to remember was a story with sadness. And idk this book felt like it was sad on purpose.
We don’t really get to know Bahman nor Roya’s full personality. They just had a young love but there wasn’t much depth to their characters nor their relationship outside of the missed factor.
I also think this book is actually about Bahman’s mom and her life more than anyone else to be honest and it could be a good thing if they gave her character a LITTLE bit more depth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: War, Police brutality, Gun violence, Death of parent, Vomit, Violence, and Death
jenny_steffens's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
lovelyday2day's review against another edition
Lovely romance. I really rooted for the characters, but the true stand-out was the food descriptions. Checking out local Iranian food options!!
teavani's review against another edition
5.0
kinda late thoughts but i remember really liking this book. i am a sucker for the regrets/missed opportunities theme that is central to this book. i wish it hit a little bit deeper but that's okay because the writing was good - i loved the setting of the stationery shop itself and the image i had in my head of it - full of ornate wood shelves, jewel tones, fountain pens, poetry books, etc. ugh. so beautiful. also the political context of Iran in the 1950s was really interesting (the Shah, coup, international relations and Iranian sentiment towards the US) and i wish it had a bit more focus on that actually.
i don't really love the idea of two big loves - one for passion/romance and one for comfort/safety. i truly think that both can be found in one, but i've noticed this kind of a lot, especially with love triangles (which thank god, this wasn't). the end was a liiiiiiittle cheesy and unrealistic, but yeah yeah it's fiction so whatever. i still liked the ending for the most part. there were many lines i liked but i'm too lazy to add them!
i don't really love the idea of two big loves - one for passion/romance and one for comfort/safety. i truly think that both can be found in one, but i've noticed this kind of a lot, especially with love triangles (which thank god, this wasn't). the end was a liiiiiiittle cheesy and unrealistic, but yeah yeah it's fiction so whatever. i still liked the ending for the most part. there were many lines i liked but i'm too lazy to add them!
sul_1106's review against another edition
emotional
informative
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0