A review by moonyreadsbystarlight
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

emotional funny

4.0

This had a lot of the cheese and charm of YA in a lot of it, some things a bit too convenient and themes that could've been tied together more neatly but I still really enjoyed it. 

I loved the historical background in particular. The events they went to are ones that really happened (and you can see footage of in films like United in Anger). There may have been some liberties taken, but there are also a lot of real details (like the chants and even the guy who went to the protests dressed like Jesus). 

I do wish they'd have gone back to talking about how Art handles or used his anger. I loved the discussion that was there, but it seemed to taper off without being addressed again. I think there was interesting thematic things that could have been done I regarding anger and love but instead I think the love angle was pushed in front, which made it dangerously close to some more "love is love" flattened neolib rhetoric that I don't like much. I think more comprehensive discussion including the anger and other emotions would have been cool. But that's maybe more my prerogative and thinking a lot into things.