A review by samisal
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really loved reading this. The central focus of this book is not plot or even the characters as much as the relationships. It is a portrait of the protagonist's many relationships, romantic, familial, and otherwise. I found the writing to be really clever and the narrator to be complicated and beautiful. I feel like she becomes your friend. I hope to see more Arab-American fiction that pushes the boundaries of our narratives like this. 
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