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Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

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bookdragonkatie's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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dlhryan's review

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emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

This author's work has been a new discovery for me. I have fallen in love with this book and her others I've read. The characters are interesting and complex, as well as lovable, and the questions Hana asks herself throughout the book are ones we should all consider. I can't wait to read more of Uzma Jalaluddin's work.

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danlmaoo5_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

4.25

First I would like to say how much emotion this book brought me. It was tense, emotional, funny, heartwarming. I think one of the things that stood out to me was the amount of community the book was surrounded around. I haven’t read in a longggg time, or rather I haven’t finished a book since I was 15 maybe. I’ve recently gotten in reading now that I’m 21, and I think this book was perfect to get me into reading again. Loved it so much, I found it my local library. Loved it so much.

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prehistoricpotatoes's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

My favourite Jalaluddin book. So many good quotes and life lessons. I loved the characterisation of Rashid and Kawkab Khala, and how Hana dealt with the restaurant being threatened in a revengeful way first, then felt remorse, was realistic and relatable.

notes/quotes:
- "And even the Oort cloud is a tiny part of our much larger galaxy, which in turn is part of a much larger local group of galaxies, and in turn part of a local supercluster, which in turn is part another cluster ... In the end there are one hundred billion galaxies in the known universe, and who knows what beyond.

I like to think of our tiny-speck-of-dust Earth wrapped inside its snug little Kuiper belt, cocooned somewhere inside the massive Oort cloud, completely undetectable inside a universe so massive there is no comparison. And here we are, living and dying, completely unaware of all that lies beyond.

Terrifying, but also comforting, especially when things happen that are hard to understand.

The first chapter of the Quran is called Surah Al-Fatiha, or "The Opening," and Muslims recite it with every prayer. One of the verses translates to

"Praise be to God, lord of all the worlds."

Worlds, plural. There's a metaphor in there.

Some solid advice too.

The world is vast, but not as vast as you think.

The worlds are plentiful, but you happen to be stuck on this one, with little chance of escape.

After some recent events, I'm even more determined to make my time on this globe count, to fight harder for what I want and against anything that may hold me back."

- ""If the people are changing, that means we're still alive. Only living things change, he always said."

- "The result didn't look

like it belonged on Golden Crescent, I thought, then reconsidered. Our neighbour-hood deserved beautiful spaces too."

- "Storytelling helped us forget for a little while. That's when I realized I wanted to tell stories for the rest of my life.""

-""No, you don't," I replied. "You want to hear me retell the stories you tell yourself about people who look like me.""

- "Rashid's Second Law of Enthusiastic Fresh

Starts is to build a dam-and then a hydroelectric power station right beside it to make money while your world is changing."

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amberinpieces's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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achay91's review

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challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

3.75

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kollieollie's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

I’m a sucker for a good rom com and You’ve Got Mail is one of my favorites. This book does a great job telling a similar story from the view of a Canadian Muslim woman. It has loveable characters while not shying away from difficult topics like Islamophobia. At points that part of the story feels almost too stereotypical - it’s a lot easier to hate people when they are as awful as the individuals written in this book. Either way, it’s an important story to tell and I really enjoyed the read.

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