A review by autumnalreads94
An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi

dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I wish the fluffy writing had been better revised for either a short story or a longer novel that properly dealt with everything it brought up. The plot fits a Laurie Halse Anderson or Ellen Hopkins book to some extent without any of the emotional connection to the MC or any of the side characters. The book itself felt somewhat pointless, not because the ending lacked a proper resolution, but because of how much it shied away from actually addressing any of the topics it pretended to address. 
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