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Sparks Like Stars
by Nadia Hashimi
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A beautiful book dealing with the life of a young girl who escapes the coup in Afghanistan in 1978 and comes to live in America. Many years later, now working as a surgeon, she meets the man who saved her - but who may also have killed her family.
This book deals with some big themes and big emotions, and there are numerous interwoven storylines. The characterisations are three-dimensional and real, and Sitara/Aryana's emotions throughout are believable and well-portrayed. Beautiful poetic language.
This book deals with some big themes and big emotions, and there are numerous interwoven storylines. The characterisations are three-dimensional and real, and Sitara/Aryana's emotions throughout are believable and well-portrayed. Beautiful poetic language.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Death of parent