TW: drug and alcohol addiction, physical abuse, Islamaphobia, mentions of repressed sexual assault (of a child), tense exchange of law enforcement, deTW: drug and alcohol addiction, physical abuse, Islamaphobia, mentions of repressed sexual assault (of a child), tense exchange of law enforcement, death (thank you so much ms tahir for the tws inside the book)
"If we are lost, God is like water, finding the unknowable path when we cannot"
after crying fervently on and off for a day, I have come to say this -All My Rage is one of those books that is alive and changes with you as you read it (if that makes sense) -I have never learned more about love and family than from this book, and I see so many family dynamics in this book in my real life. WE NEED MORE IMPERFECT MUSLIM FAMILY REP IN BOOKS -This book is so well thought out, you can tell the lines that are meant to hit you HIT YOU -I have so many music recommendations from Noor now <3 -I am so grateful for the effortless backdrop of Islam weaved throughout this gem of a book. -Lastly, when I reread this book (which I most definetely will do), I will conduct detailed notes on Auntie Misbah's parenting. She is the mother I can only hope to be....more
i was introduced to hanna alkaf through her story in once upon a eid. that story moved me so much and i still think about it today i was super happy ti was introduced to hanna alkaf through her story in once upon a eid. that story moved me so much and i still think about it today i was super happy to learn she also wrote books and EVEN HAPPIER TO SEE A HIJABI ON ITS COVER ...more
surreal modern fairytales with a classic feel that I literally finished in 2 days. each one is only about 3-4 pages long but still manage she's funky.
surreal modern fairytales with a classic feel that I literally finished in 2 days. each one is only about 3-4 pages long but still manage to be so detailed and immersive. highly recommend for someone getting into modern japanese literature like me for it's unmistakenly japanese writing style. AND THAT COVER ART ...more
stuff i loved -a slow burn romance???? with an actually interesting plot going on outside of the relationship??? never heard of her.. till now !! - i ♥️stuff i loved -a slow burn romance???? with an actually interesting plot going on outside of the relationship??? never heard of her.. till now !! - i ♥️ barret bloom and miles kasher-okamoto sjsvdjavhdgdbs. barrett is most definitely the funniest narrator I've ever witnessed in a book , and miles just gives me clement from pokemon vibes can't explain it - I'm semi in love with professor okamoto no shame bout it B) - as a gal hoping to get into journalism myself, i could really relate to barret and the comfort she finds in magazines - i despise physics but i will admit what i learned from the book was interesting, you can tell Rachel Lynn Solomon really put effort into good research - ‼️ repreprep ‼️- plus size Jewish mc, sapphic couple as parental figures in Barrett's life, Miles is Japanese -Jewish + questioning sexuality rep - barrett setting a frat house on fire multiple times in the book was possibly the best part - oh nevermind, the shabbat dinner ...more
DRIVE MY CAR 4.5/5 (so simple yet so good, characters and their interactions are marvelous, i wanna watch the movie so bad) YESTERDAY 3.5/5 (hella funnDRIVE MY CAR 4.5/5 (so simple yet so good, characters and their interactions are marvelous, i wanna watch the movie so bad) YESTERDAY 3.5/5 (hella funny, really unique but a lil scattered) AN INDEPENDENT ORGAN 3/5 (low-key scary, TW: eating disorders, suicide, literal lovesickness, weird characterization of the one gay character, but still an ok story SCHEREZADE 3/5 (the stories scherezade told were interesting, but the story as a whole left me with so many questions i can't even write. would have been better if it was longer) KINO 4/5 (amazing until that sorry excuse for an ending) SAMSA IN LOVE 1.5/5 (please sir i don't wanna hear about your genitals. basically no redeeming qualities for this one boooo) MEN WITHOUT WOMEN 3/5 (gets points for making me cry, cute torward the end but still talked too much about genitals)
overall a pretty good collection of stories, will read more murakami...more
this book is about normal people. but who are normal people? sally rooney's answer: two flawed, unembellished yet never truly predictable young adultsthis book is about normal people. but who are normal people? sally rooney's answer: two flawed, unembellished yet never truly predictable young adults whos lives orbit each other, falling in and out of parallel rotations.
this book gives off hardcore "i want you by mitski" energy...more
"Who taught you to speak the language of the desert and the wind?" "My heart," the boy answered.
read this for school. the story is very fablelike and t"Who taught you to speak the language of the desert and the wind?" "My heart," the boy answered.
read this for school. the story is very fablelike and the representation of North Africa was authentic and not incredibly stereotypical. This book was sort of comforting in it's predictability and it's use of the universal archetype, but it also felt like a story my parents would tell me. The moral of the story is always relevant even today. Santiago went through some major character development from racist lil boy to wise man listening to the soul of the world. the book was written in an almost holy way, using the same style(??) as the holy texts of major religions (to me it was written similarly to the English translation of the Quran) however it was kinda repititive and the alchemist isn't really all that, he prob needed more personality. FATIMA IS AMAZING I LOVE HER even though her characterization was quite stereotypical of Muslim women but she was bossing in her own way. all in all, not the worst school assigned reading I've had to do....more
- i think i liked the idea of this book more than i actually ended up liking it. - the setting of a convienience store in busy modern-day japan sounds - i think i liked the idea of this book more than i actually ended up liking it. - the setting of a convienience store in busy modern-day japan sounds really cool to me, i always liked liminal, flurouscent places like these. - keiko fukukura is relatable on many levels. i understand her struggle to seem normal and wear masks of other peoples attributes and mannerisms. though never really confirmed in the story, its likely she is neurodivergent somehow (her obsessive tendencies at work, their need for set statements and order) - shiraha is a mfing incel-parasite at its worst that man deserves both sides of his pillow to be hot at night everytime he starts talking i lose my will to live - however, keiko and shiraha are kinda similar in the way they constantly repeat their opinions and motives in the book, keiko about how shes a cog in functioning society and shiraka about the mfing stone age and how society is still the same - the book is sort of a look at modern day japanese society, with a rising celibacy rate, hikikomori ("hermits"), and people living alone, especially young people - keikos relationship with the Smile Mart is dependent, she turns to it when she feels all else is too hard to understand, when she feels judged by friends and family. unlike humans, the Smile Mart is predictable, with a manual and uniform and set phrases used to greet their customers, and she needs that predictability in her life
the end was pretty good i give the entire book a 3.5...more
fun fact i am infatuated with elite-private academy based YA novels and this one did it for me <33
though i didnt expect it to, i related to this book fun fact i am infatuated with elite-private academy based YA novels and this one did it for me <33
though i didnt expect it to, i related to this book a lil too much, especially with the relationship between Chiamaka and Jamie (who deserved what he had coming for him). and also (view spoiler)[WHY BELLE WHYYY (hide spoiler)] ...more