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A review by bingley
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
(250326)
Well nuanced, very insightful, and reflective. The prose was heartfelt without being overly flowery, simple yet poignant. AND HANA IS FUNNY!
TLDR: quick read and well worth it. very real life, and her life struggles, changes, and adaptions SPEAK TO ME LIKE THIS IS PERFECT TIMING
Every character is so wonderfully and heartwarmingly realized with care, I loved them all-- they reminded me of my family, and my cultural ties with overseas family.
Again--
this book seems to come at such an opportune time for me, even though any book about personal changes and life transitions might resonate the same way, but the unique cultural and familial layers included in this makes Hana's struggles feel ESP CLOSE.
I feel like this might become a diary entry if I keep going, but suffice to say Hana confronting imminent personal and professional change is basically me in my life right now XD.
Hana and Aydin's IRL relationship and virtual anonymous situationship is most entertaining, and even tho he's v disrespectful to her/her family at timesand then I'm like grl why are you still nice to him!!, they do come to an understanding and learn about each other and themselves in a nuanced way.
I really like how author articulates Hana's feelings: when she realizes her mistakes, when she learns about her family's secrets (or wrestles with and confronts her own secrets), and when she admits she's scared, and also when she still finds the will to power through conflict even WHEN she's scared.
It's super helpful to me!! to see that she can do it and how she did it.
#exposuretherapy #rolemodel
NEXT: def gonna look up Author's first book!
Well nuanced, very insightful, and reflective. The prose was heartfelt without being overly flowery, simple yet poignant. AND HANA IS FUNNY!
TLDR: quick read and well worth it. very real life, and her life struggles, changes, and adaptions SPEAK TO ME LIKE THIS IS PERFECT TIMING
Every character is so wonderfully and heartwarmingly realized with care, I loved them all-- they reminded me of my family, and my cultural ties with overseas family.
Again--
this book seems to come at such an opportune time for me, even though any book about personal changes and life transitions might resonate the same way, but the unique cultural and familial layers included in this makes Hana's struggles feel ESP CLOSE.
I feel like this might become a diary entry if I keep going, but suffice to say Hana confronting imminent personal and professional change is basically me in my life right now XD.
Hana and Aydin's IRL relationship and virtual anonymous situationship is most entertaining, and even tho he's v disrespectful to her/her family at times
I really like how author articulates Hana's feelings: when she realizes her mistakes, when she learns about her family's secrets (or wrestles with and confronts her own secrets), and when she admits she's scared, and also when she still finds the will to power through conflict even WHEN she's scared.
It's super helpful to me!! to see that she can do it and how she did it.
#exposuretherapy #rolemodel
NEXT: def gonna look up Author's first book!
- POV: first person, Hana
- SPICE: nope, just tension, let's keep it halal
- LOOSE THREADS: hana's last interaction with lily and yusuf felt unfortunate and a lil befuddling
- BEST BOY: rashid is hilarious and lovable, so quick with the quips