A review by abbyl819
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

5.0

This book ended up being so good! I love Tahereh Mafi’s writing in her other books, but the change in genre and pace made me unsure at first. In her other books, she had passages of beautiful and lyrical writing that I absolutely loved, but this book did not feature this aspect of her writing style as much. This is more than made up for by the fantastic story that is told about Shirin and her experience with racism. Not only is it a fantastic and illuminating book that reveals a lot about a difficult topic, I also loved the romance and thought that it was very well done. This book is on par with The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and similarly as meaningful and important. All fans of The Hate U Give book or recently released movie should read this.