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A review by marawii
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
4.0
I have been introduced to Tahereh Mafi's writing earlier this year with the Shatter Me series. That series is one of the best series I have read this year. However, I cannot say the same thing about Furthermore.
I mean I do like the book and the writing. But it felt too juvenile. And by juvenile I meant that I didn't like the use of Mother and Father instead of their actual names. I just thought it would be nicer to know the names of important characters in the book. (Or, it's just that I am getting too old to read this kind of book.) In addition, the beginning of this book was a bit slow.
Other than that, Tahereh's writing is phenomenal. She knows how to describe everything in the book. I felt like this book was an Alice in wonderland retelling mainly because of the vivid description of the crazy world of Furthermore, and that the main character is called Alice.
Even though some people were bothered by the rules of this world and didn't fully understand them. I felt like they were fully explained (for example knocking the door etc..). I think it's what made the world so interesting.
My favorite quote from this book is:
"The best bookshop in town had new books on display in the windows, and Alice was thrown off course. She stopped so suddenly she nearly fell over and, despite her better judgement, she snuck closer to press her nose against the glass." - Tahereh Mafi - Furthermore
It kind of explains what happens to every book lover out there ^_^
There were some very important life lessons within this book that would be perfect for the younger audience. It would help them greatly in accepting who they are.
I am giving this book four stars mainly because I loved the writing and the description of this color filled world. I think these descriptions would make a great magical movie for children.
I mean I do like the book and the writing. But it felt too juvenile. And by juvenile I meant that I didn't like the use of Mother and Father instead of their actual names. I just thought it would be nicer to know the names of important characters in the book. (Or, it's just that I am getting too old to read this kind of book.) In addition, the beginning of this book was a bit slow.
Other than that, Tahereh's writing is phenomenal. She knows how to describe everything in the book. I felt like this book was an Alice in wonderland retelling mainly because of the vivid description of the crazy world of Furthermore, and that the main character is called Alice.
Even though some people were bothered by the rules of this world and didn't fully understand them. I felt like they were fully explained (for example knocking the door etc..). I think it's what made the world so interesting.
My favorite quote from this book is:
"The best bookshop in town had new books on display in the windows, and Alice was thrown off course. She stopped so suddenly she nearly fell over and, despite her better judgement, she snuck closer to press her nose against the glass." - Tahereh Mafi - Furthermore
It kind of explains what happens to every book lover out there ^_^
There were some very important life lessons within this book that would be perfect for the younger audience. It would help them greatly in accepting who they are.
I am giving this book four stars mainly because I loved the writing and the description of this color filled world. I think these descriptions would make a great magical movie for children.