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The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
5.0
📖 The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
Books are my escape and sanity. If a book breaks my heart into a million irreparable fragments and makes me vulnerable. It makes me feel human. That is the kind of book I would recommend. Because in this era imagining a world in which humans are enough to survive is laughable and entirely a dream one should soon wake up from. I was aware of how prominent child marriages can be. But 'Bacha Posh' was something that struck a nerve, I was shaken to my core to know how the existence of a male figure in a family even if it was a pre-teen young boy was essential. It was a hard pill to swallow. To go through the difficulties laid out by the society and family were explained in heavy detail. In the novel, the hardships of all the female characters have to go through. As a reader, my perspective was always on a loop I kept on processing throughout the book how every female character was diminished by the superiority of the men of their respective houses. Moreover, their depiction throughout the novel was commendable even if at some point they were weakened by the adversities they were forced to endure because of the stereotypical mindset in both the different timelines. It made you focus on things and it surely rattled your mind. I will not reveal the names or the details of the novel because I would love to recommend this book and embrace it in your way at your own pace. The Pearl That Broke Its Shell will always be close to my heart. And it is yet another book I will always be thankful to read. The beautified simplicity in this book kept me invested throughout. I did not have the nerve to end the book, yet, I wanted to know how everything would go by the end of it. And as a reader, it is a wonderful dilemma to be in. To process the book and wish for it to never end. That's what a masterpiece looks like.
—Love S
Books are my escape and sanity. If a book breaks my heart into a million irreparable fragments and makes me vulnerable. It makes me feel human. That is the kind of book I would recommend. Because in this era imagining a world in which humans are enough to survive is laughable and entirely a dream one should soon wake up from. I was aware of how prominent child marriages can be. But 'Bacha Posh' was something that struck a nerve, I was shaken to my core to know how the existence of a male figure in a family even if it was a pre-teen young boy was essential. It was a hard pill to swallow. To go through the difficulties laid out by the society and family were explained in heavy detail. In the novel, the hardships of all the female characters have to go through. As a reader, my perspective was always on a loop I kept on processing throughout the book how every female character was diminished by the superiority of the men of their respective houses. Moreover, their depiction throughout the novel was commendable even if at some point they were weakened by the adversities they were forced to endure because of the stereotypical mindset in both the different timelines. It made you focus on things and it surely rattled your mind. I will not reveal the names or the details of the novel because I would love to recommend this book and embrace it in your way at your own pace. The Pearl That Broke Its Shell will always be close to my heart. And it is yet another book I will always be thankful to read. The beautified simplicity in this book kept me invested throughout. I did not have the nerve to end the book, yet, I wanted to know how everything would go by the end of it. And as a reader, it is a wonderful dilemma to be in. To process the book and wish for it to never end. That's what a masterpiece looks like.
—Love S