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Aug 10, 2016
I liked this book, but wasn't crazy about it. It takes you through the motions of a teenager in love for the first time, everything you'd be willing to do to be with that person, (and more to the point being a lesbian in a country where it is literally a death sentence), being forced to let go, and at the same time deals with some strong political views about women in a country that is very patriarchal. The writing style is simple, much like a teenager, so it fits. But when you look beyond that it hides some very deep issues. My only problem is, even though at the end I felt bad for Nasrin, I still couldn't make myself like her, and hope that Sahar would definitely move on.