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The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
5.0
Terrifying, Exhilarating and Heartbreaking......
Prentisstown isn't like any other town and neither is their world like ours. This dystopian story takes place in the New world ( with two moons! ) where there is a germ which makes the thoughts of the men audiable to everyone, making their thoughts sound like noise, and this isn't the only peculiarity, this world only has men and no women, but this is something our protagonist has always been told, but only a month away from his 13th birthday, in the swamp Todd Hewitt finds a quiet spot, away from all the noise, a silence he can and cannot hear, he finds a girl; and from this point, he starts his adventure to reach the town of Haven, and his journy to become man.
If I could, I would press this book on each and every person I know. It really doesn't matter if you don't read dystopian or adventrous book, no matter which genre of books ye love the best, something about this book engulfs you into it.
Read this book!
Patric Ness is a great story teller and hence this book, a great story with a slow but steady pace.
Brimming over with ideas about adolescence, faith, free will, unsaid love and hope, this book is intelligent and would love to recommend it to everyone. Don't hesitate and pick this book.
"There aint nothing good that don't got real bad waiting to follow it" You-may-cry-alot alert.
p.s. The spelling mistakes in this book aren't annoying at all and I don't know why but the spelling mistakes made the book more intriguing and un-put-down-able!
Prentisstown isn't like any other town and neither is their world like ours. This dystopian story takes place in the New world ( with two moons! ) where there is a germ which makes the thoughts of the men audiable to everyone, making their thoughts sound like noise, and this isn't the only peculiarity, this world only has men and no women, but this is something our protagonist has always been told, but only a month away from his 13th birthday, in the swamp Todd Hewitt finds a quiet spot, away from all the noise, a silence he can and cannot hear, he finds a girl; and from this point, he starts his adventure to reach the town of Haven, and his journy to become man.
If I could, I would press this book on each and every person I know. It really doesn't matter if you don't read dystopian or adventrous book, no matter which genre of books ye love the best, something about this book engulfs you into it.
Read this book!
Patric Ness is a great story teller and hence this book, a great story with a slow but steady pace.
Brimming over with ideas about adolescence, faith, free will, unsaid love and hope, this book is intelligent and would love to recommend it to everyone. Don't hesitate and pick this book.
"There aint nothing good that don't got real bad waiting to follow it" You-may-cry-alot alert.
p.s. The spelling mistakes in this book aren't annoying at all and I don't know why but the spelling mistakes made the book more intriguing and un-put-down-able!
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
4.0
A must read Marvel
This is a love story, I must warn you! And having been born around muslims, this book and the issues it talks about hits home.
Zayneb is an 18-year-old hijabi from Indiana—and she was just suspended for standing up to her Islamophobic teacher.
Now she’s on her way to Doha to spend two weeks with her cool aunt Nandy and forget about her troubles at school. On the flight, Zayneb meets Adam, who converted to Islam at age 11 after his mom—Auntie Nandy’s best friend—died from multiple sclerosis. And soon Adam and Zayneb begin to share their life stories: Adam is keeping a huge secret from his father and sister, Zayneb hasn’t shared with her aunt why she’s been suspended, and both are mourning loved ones.
Slowly, they fall in love, but their different experiences of dealing with racism and pain threaten to drive them apart. The novel’s dual narrative structure uses raw, earnest journal entries to guide readers through the painful realities of the Islamophobia and racism that permeate all levels of society.
Zayneb’s story shows how the smallest incidents have trickle-down effects that dehumanize Muslims and devalue Muslim lives in some people’s eyes. This is a refreshing depiction of religiosity and spirituality coexisting with so-called “normal” young adult relationships and experiences: What makes Zayneb and Adam different is not their faith but their ability to learn from and love one another in a world hurling obstacles their way.
Heartfelt and powerful. Pick this book
This is a love story, I must warn you! And having been born around muslims, this book and the issues it talks about hits home.
Zayneb is an 18-year-old hijabi from Indiana—and she was just suspended for standing up to her Islamophobic teacher.
Now she’s on her way to Doha to spend two weeks with her cool aunt Nandy and forget about her troubles at school. On the flight, Zayneb meets Adam, who converted to Islam at age 11 after his mom—Auntie Nandy’s best friend—died from multiple sclerosis. And soon Adam and Zayneb begin to share their life stories: Adam is keeping a huge secret from his father and sister, Zayneb hasn’t shared with her aunt why she’s been suspended, and both are mourning loved ones.
Slowly, they fall in love, but their different experiences of dealing with racism and pain threaten to drive them apart. The novel’s dual narrative structure uses raw, earnest journal entries to guide readers through the painful realities of the Islamophobia and racism that permeate all levels of society.
Zayneb’s story shows how the smallest incidents have trickle-down effects that dehumanize Muslims and devalue Muslim lives in some people’s eyes. This is a refreshing depiction of religiosity and spirituality coexisting with so-called “normal” young adult relationships and experiences: What makes Zayneb and Adam different is not their faith but their ability to learn from and love one another in a world hurling obstacles their way.
Heartfelt and powerful. Pick this book