A Very Large Expanse of Sea
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A Very Large Expanse of Sea

by Tahereh Mafi

2018•Romance•323 pages

Taste attributes: romancedramateenwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycoming of agecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeStirring and grounded: a straightforward romance novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

It s 2002, a year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another school. It s an extremely turbulent time for the world, but especially for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year old Muslim girl who s tired of being stereotyped. But then she meets Ocean James. He s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceDramaTeenSocial commentaryComing of ageComplex relationship

Subjects

MuslimsFirst lovesMuslim teenagersPrejudicesJuvenile fictionIranian AmericansYoung adult fictionLove

Details

Author
Tahereh Mafi
Published
2018
Pages
323
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