An Emotion of Great Delight
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Summary
From bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi comes a stunning novel about love and loneliness， navigating the hyphen of dual identity， and reclaiming your right to joy--even when you're trapped in the amber of sorrow。
It's 2003， several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq， and the American political world has evolved。 Tensions are high， hate crimes are on the rise， FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques， and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever。 Shadi， who wears hijab， keeps her head down。
She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots。
Shadi is named for joy， but she's haunted by sorrow。 Her brother is dead， her father is dying， her mother is falling apart， and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life。 And then， of course， there's the small matter of her hear--
It's broken。
Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through， saying nothing。 She devours her own pain， each day retreating farther and farther inside herself until finally， one day， everything changes。
She explodes。
An Emotion of Great Delight is a searing look into the world of a single Muslim family in the wake of 9/11。 It's about a child of immigrants forging a blurry identity， falling in love， and finding hope--in the midst of a modern war。
It's 2003， several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq， and the American political world has evolved。 Tensions are high， hate crimes are on the rise， FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques， and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever。 Shadi， who wears hijab， keeps her head down。
She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots。
Shadi is named for joy， but she's haunted by sorrow。 Her brother is dead， her father is dying， her mother is falling apart， and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life。 And then， of course， there's the small matter of her hear--
It's broken。
Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through， saying nothing。 She devours her own pain， each day retreating farther and farther inside herself until finally， one day， everything changes。
She explodes。
An Emotion of Great Delight is a searing look into the world of a single Muslim family in the wake of 9/11。 It's about a child of immigrants forging a blurry identity， falling in love， and finding hope--in the midst of a modern war。
Reviews
Ana
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Tahereh Mafi es increíble， sus libros me tocan el corazón ❤
Noura Khalid （theperksofbeingnoura）
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Finished this within two days which clearly shows that I was interested， however I did have a few issues with this one。 I definitely enjoyed this one more than A Very Large Expanse of Sea。 It was interesting reading from Shahi’s point of view and I loved how deep into her emotions and mental health we went。 Definitely gave me a different perspective but there were a few things that made me a little uncomfortable or confused。
Pearl Mass
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absolutely amazing。 so heartbreaking— Tahereh Mafi is the most talented author i’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing of
Julia
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An Emotion of Great Delight puts a magnifying glass on the daily torment of a 17-year-old Muslim girl just after 9/11。 She struggles under the islamophobia that she faces on a daily basis， but more so because of the trouble she faces at home。 Her life has irrevocably changed in the past year， and her sorrow is finally catching up with her。 In the end， I couldn’t decide whether the main character was overly dramatic or if it was realistic。 It felt really pretentious。 Shadi certainly has enough re An Emotion of Great Delight puts a magnifying glass on the daily torment of a 17-year-old Muslim girl just after 9/11。 She struggles under the islamophobia that she faces on a daily basis， but more so because of the trouble she faces at home。 Her life has irrevocably changed in the past year， and her sorrow is finally catching up with her。 In the end， I couldn’t decide whether the main character was overly dramatic or if it was realistic。 It felt really pretentious。 Shadi certainly has enough reason to be downtrodden， but her inner monologue seemed。。 pretentious。 I couldn’t figure out whether this was Shadi as a narrator， or the audiobook narrator。 Although I do think that the audiobook was narrated well， it bordered on being too dramatized， and ultimately I think I would have liked the book more if I’d read it myself， as I would have gone through it faster。 The writing seemed quite beautiful as well， but narrated in the way it was it felt a bit overblown。 I difficult to judge a book based on its narration， but in this case I can’t really separate the two。 Glad it’s finished now。 。。。more
embo。oks
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This was an interesting read。 It covered a lot of heavy topics and was well written。 I loved A Very Large Expanse of Sea and I guess I was expecting this to be like that， but it definitely isn’t。I will say I wasn’t a huge fan of the main character， Shadi， because of her total lack of communication。 It put a strain on literally every relationship of hers and quickly became annoying。 I also didn’t like the way she totally ignored her sister’s problems。 They were both struggling， but Shadi refuses This was an interesting read。 It covered a lot of heavy topics and was well written。 I loved A Very Large Expanse of Sea and I guess I was expecting this to be like that， but it definitely isn’t。I will say I wasn’t a huge fan of the main character， Shadi， because of her total lack of communication。 It put a strain on literally every relationship of hers and quickly became annoying。 I also didn’t like the way she totally ignored her sister’s problems。 They were both struggling， but Shadi refuses to talk to her sister so they both just have to suffer in silence。 However， I get she was dealt with all she was going through in her own way。 It was interesting to get a feel for what she was going through。I also did not like the love interest。 I could not feel connected to him in any way。 There didn’t seem to be any real chemistry between them。 He was nice and pretty and that was literally it。 The writing and story were great。 I didn’t mind the open ended ending， despite nothing really being resolved。 It was well written and I liked the exploration of everything in the book。 The descriptions were great and the story itself was interesting and told from an interesting point of view。 。。。more
Anna Kim
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I did not like this book， which is a shame because I really enjoyed A Very Large Expanse of Sea。 Unlike that book， however， Emotion felt completely devoid of all hope and growth。 The story doesn't go anywhere and the characters are all incredibly selfish and unlikable。 The ending， too， was abrupt， and I couldn't help wondering if I somehow got a digital ARC despite having checked this out from the library。 The one good thing about it is that it's pretty short and a fast read。 I did not like this book， which is a shame because I really enjoyed A Very Large Expanse of Sea。 Unlike that book， however， Emotion felt completely devoid of all hope and growth。 The story doesn't go anywhere and the characters are all incredibly selfish and unlikable。 The ending， too， was abrupt， and I couldn't help wondering if I somehow got a digital ARC despite having checked this out from the library。 The one good thing about it is that it's pretty short and a fast read。 。。。more
Léa
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1，5/5Il ne se passe clairement rien dans ce roman， et j'aurai préféré ne pas l'avoir commencé。 En plus j'avais beaucoup aimé Nos horizons infinis donc là je suis super déçue。Le style de l'autrice est différent déjà。 J'ai l'impression qu'elle essayait d'être poétique mais au final ça paraissait trop forcé et peu naturel。 Ensuite， beaucoup trop de thèmes sont traités en même temps， et donc ils n'étaient pas du tout assez approfondis selon moi。 D'autant plus que les révélations se faisaient au gout 1，5/5Il ne se passe clairement rien dans ce roman， et j'aurai préféré ne pas l'avoir commencé。 En plus j'avais beaucoup aimé Nos horizons infinis donc là je suis super déçue。Le style de l'autrice est différent déjà。 J'ai l'impression qu'elle essayait d'être poétique mais au final ça paraissait trop forcé et peu naturel。 Ensuite， beaucoup trop de thèmes sont traités en même temps， et donc ils n'étaient pas du tout assez approfondis selon moi。 D'autant plus que les révélations se faisaient au goutte à goutte， donc finalement on est dans le noir pendant une grande partie du roman et c'est quelque chose que je déteste。 J'ai également trouvé le déroulé de l'histoire peu compréhensible。 Dans ce roman il y deux périodes distinctes : le présent en 2003， et une autre période 7 mois avant （je crois）。 Et honnêtement j'étais totalement perdue entre les deux。 Je ne savais jamais dans quelle période on était， ce qui n'a pas aidé dans ma compréhension du livre。 Enfin， je n'ai pas compris pourquoi dans le résumé on parlait des attentats du 11 septembre alors que le livre n'en fait aucune mention。 Je m'attendais à ce que l'islamophobie soit pas mal abordée du coup， mais en fait pas du tout。 Ce n'est pas une mauvaise chose de ne pas en parler mais j'aurai tout de même aimé ne pas être induite en erreur。 。。。more
johanna
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I was very excited about this new book by my favourite author。 I adore tahereh‘s writing style and in that respect， she didn’t disappoint。 despite that， I didn’t love this book。 we are introduced to way too many issues for a book of this length and in the end， none of them get resolved - except for maybe one thing that is wrapped up in the most ambiguous way。 a lot of the characters fell flat for me （like Noah served no purpose for the plot？）。 additionally， Muslim readers have pointed out severa I was very excited about this new book by my favourite author。 I adore tahereh‘s writing style and in that respect， she didn’t disappoint。 despite that， I didn’t love this book。 we are introduced to way too many issues for a book of this length and in the end， none of them get resolved - except for maybe one thing that is wrapped up in the most ambiguous way。 a lot of the characters fell flat for me （like Noah served no purpose for the plot？）。 additionally， Muslim readers have pointed out several controversial statements made in the book。 I’m left with a bit of a sour taste and frankly， disappointed。 。。。more
Jaisyn Allyn
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3。5***
Romy
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I didn’t really know what to expect from this book but overall I liked it， I just wish it was longer。 Shadi is a high school girl who is dealing with so much in her life， her mind is at constant state of worry and sorrow。 Between her family problems， the broken relationship with her best friend and what she and society puts on herself she is a ticking bomb waiting to explode。 I liked how much detail was put in how Shadi was feeling，it was really easy to feel what she felt and understand her acti I didn’t really know what to expect from this book but overall I liked it， I just wish it was longer。 Shadi is a high school girl who is dealing with so much in her life， her mind is at constant state of worry and sorrow。 Between her family problems， the broken relationship with her best friend and what she and society puts on herself she is a ticking bomb waiting to explode。 I liked how much detail was put in how Shadi was feeling，it was really easy to feel what she felt and understand her actions even when I wished she hadn’t taken them。 There is so much grief， Mafi really made her suffer。 Most of the book was of her being sad or in a negative state。 I liked the conflict between her and Ali， as well as slowly getting to know how they ended up distancing from each other in the first place。 I also really liked Noah， he had a great personality and was someone who lighted up Shadi’s world for a little while。 I found it a little strange that Shadi mentioned that she had other friends but they were never mentioned。 Where they not at the same school？ Because at lunch she would just sit with a girl but they wouldn’t talk to each other。 The book goes back and forth between the present and the last year。 Sometimes I would get confused on which time frame I was in but other than that and the many metaphors， the story was really easy to read。 I also wish that there was more information given about what happened between Shadi and her sister， wish there was more from Noah， and just a hint of what her future held。 The ending was almost too open-ended for me to be satisfied with it， Iike I said before， I wish there was more。 This almost felt like a short story。 。 。。。more
McKenna Moran
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Somewhere between 2。5 and 3。 Definitely not my favorite book of hers but as always her writing is beautiful。
Vinícius
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acho que 3，75/5Esse livro tava na minha lista de lançamentos aguardados do primeiro semestre de 2021 mesmo sem ter lido nada antes da Tahereh， mas depois que eu li A Very Large Expanse of Sea as minhas expectativas ficaram bem mais altas。A Tahereh tem， definitivamente， uma das escritas mais bonitas e poéticas que já li， e aqui não é diferente。 É um livro muito triste， muita desgraça acontece， e você sente pelas palavras dela。 Imagino， porém， que esse não seja um livro para todo mundo。 Ele pega o acho que 3，75/5Esse livro tava na minha lista de lançamentos aguardados do primeiro semestre de 2021 mesmo sem ter lido nada antes da Tahereh， mas depois que eu li A Very Large Expanse of Sea as minhas expectativas ficaram bem mais altas。A Tahereh tem， definitivamente， uma das escritas mais bonitas e poéticas que já li， e aqui não é diferente。 É um livro muito triste， muita desgraça acontece， e você sente pelas palavras dela。 Imagino， porém， que esse não seja um livro para todo mundo。 Ele pega o termo slice of life e quase usa ele stricto sensu， pois tanto o início é já no meio de uma cena， sem grandes introduções， como o final é bastante abrupto （mas isso de forma alguma me incomodou， apesar que algumas resenhas que li aqui abominaram o que a autora fez de deixar tantas perguntas sem resposta）。Meus 2 problemas com o livro foram 1） com o fato que a autora quis colocar muitos acontecimentos em poucas páginas， tudo pareceu um tanto corrido e você chega no final com aquela sensação de "aconteceu tanta coisa， mas ao mesmo tempo， não aconteceu"， sabe？ Apesar de conseguir expressar muito bem os sentimentos dos personagens ao longo da trama， o desenvolvimento dos episódios （até os mais importantes） foram coadjuvantes na escrita e poderiam ser melhor trabalhados。 E 2） o Noah。 EM GERAL。 Primeiro de tudo， achei um personagem completamente dispensável， não consegui entender qual o sentido dele ali na trama （não sei se foi pra demonstrar que a Shadi ainda tinha alguma "amizade"， se podemos dizer isso）， fora que foi justamente nesses momentos com ele que a infame frase sobre a burca foi dita， e realmente não foi uma colocação de bom-tom。 Não tenho tanto conhecimento sobre a cultura islâmica， mas entendo a importância religiosa da vestimenta， e como a fala tanto do Noah quanto da Shadi foi equivocada e parece ter fundamento num texto básico e sem consulta do Brasil Escola。Apesar das problemáticas， ainda recomendo a quem se interessa pela Tahereh Mafi （mas para começar com a autora， ainda prefiro AVLEOS） 。。。more
Carly Bohach
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3。5
Lizz DiCesare
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This was the first book by this author that I've read and 。 。 。 I'm not sure if I liked it？ The cover is GORGEOUS and I heard it was a Sad Book™️， which I normally love， but for me， this story felt like it had more anger than sadness。 Regardless， it was definitely emotional， and covered many important themes。AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT follows Shadi， a 17 year old visible Muslim， as she navigates life after her brothers death。 She is grieving， she's mad at her father， struggling with school， and This was the first book by this author that I've read and 。 。 。 I'm not sure if I liked it？ The cover is GORGEOUS and I heard it was a Sad Book™️， which I normally love， but for me， this story felt like it had more anger than sadness。 Regardless， it was definitely emotional， and covered many important themes。AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT follows Shadi， a 17 year old visible Muslim， as she navigates life after her brothers death。 She is grieving， she's mad at her father， struggling with school， and having a difficult time navigating her feelings。The story also takes place in 2003， shortly after 9/11， but if someone told me it took place in present-day I would believe them。 The racist encounters and disrespect Shadi and her family face are experiences we still hear about today， in 2021。 There are reviews by Muslim readers up on #Goodreads， and I encourage others to seek them out for personal input and reflection on those themes as they are presented in this book。Overall， this book left me feeling lukewarm。 I appreciated the amount of emotion present throughout the story， but the writing was a little too descriptive for me， and the ending felt lackluster。 Despite not loving this one， I'm very glad I read it， and am looking forward to reading more from this author in the future。Thank you Harper Collins Canada Frenzy for sending me an ARC of this book。 It came out on June 1， so be sure to pick up a copy if you're interested！ 。。。more
Cookie
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3。5 starsThis is a young adult novel about an Iranian American teen named Shadi。 Shadi is going through a lot in her life， including grief， family members who are struggling with their health， a friend who won’t talk to her anymore。 While she is trying her best to cope with her challenges， she is also discovering new romantic relationships。I really enjoyed the author’s writing in this book。 It’s beautiful。 I also enjoyed learning more about Iranian culture and the racism that they experience in 3。5 starsThis is a young adult novel about an Iranian American teen named Shadi。 Shadi is going through a lot in her life， including grief， family members who are struggling with their health， a friend who won’t talk to her anymore。 While she is trying her best to cope with her challenges， she is also discovering new romantic relationships。I really enjoyed the author’s writing in this book。 It’s beautiful。 I also enjoyed learning more about Iranian culture and the racism that they experience in America。 If you are able to listen to this audiobook， I recommend it。 The narrator has beautiful voice and I loved hearing the Farsi pronunciations。 Although I liked the writing style， I felt the story was a bit all over the place and lacked direction。 There were a lot of sad things that happened to Shadi and then when it was over， I felt like there wasn’t closure or a clear message from the book。⚠️ death of a loved one， self-harm， suicidal thoughts， bullying， racismThank you to Harper Audio and libro。fm for a free ALC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Caro
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Tahereh Mafi's books have always been hit or miss for me。 Unfortunately this one goes more towards miss than hit。Her writing is beautiful as always， but I felt there was just so much missing to this story。 I wanted to know more about Shadi。 I wanted more of her relationship with Zahra， with Ali， with her family。 Also the ending came so abrupt it felt like there were chapters missing。 Stories like these are important， I just felt like it could have been so much better。 Tahereh Mafi's books have always been hit or miss for me。 Unfortunately this one goes more towards miss than hit。Her writing is beautiful as always， but I felt there was just so much missing to this story。 I wanted to know more about Shadi。 I wanted more of her relationship with Zahra， with Ali， with her family。 Also the ending came so abrupt it felt like there were chapters missing。 Stories like these are important， I just felt like it could have been so much better。 。。。more
Nope Sauce
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 stars， rounded up because it's kind of grwoing on me。 Got this as an advanced read for free， yada yada thank you。 I liked the first book （a very large expanse of sea） better。pros:1。 like the last book， it's a really big heart wrencher， though not alway relevant to what you think might be there， it's very unexpected， Ig， and the character arcs are a little lopsided， but they work really well in context of the no-one-is-perfect-theme that we have here。2。 Silk。 really random， but I love the use 3。5 stars， rounded up because it's kind of grwoing on me。 Got this as an advanced read for free， yada yada thank you。 I liked the first book （a very large expanse of sea） better。pros:1。 like the last book， it's a really big heart wrencher， though not alway relevant to what you think might be there， it's very unexpected， Ig， and the character arcs are a little lopsided， but they work really well in context of the no-one-is-perfect-theme that we have here。2。 Silk。 really random， but I love the use of sensory details with the silk。 it makes the book more real。Issues， couple of things:1。 The preface is in issue。 though nice and heartfelt， the whole things kind of hypes you up for something that isn't there， if that makes sense。 a list of examples:1a- "First generation Iranian-Americans trying to survive high school in a post-9/11 world"。 The first book did just fine with this concept， the second book did not。 I feel like this is irrelevant to the plot， especially since 1b- "My sophmore effort is about reclaiming joy" Shadi（protagonist） is the Farsi word for joy， but in this book， up until the very end， there is only depression， jealousy， sadness， and at times， anger。 only in the end， there is something described as relief， contentedness， single moment of "An Emotion of Great Delight"， a weight off Shadi's shoulders。 And that's great， I was joyed that she reached an end like that， but 1c- "As a result， all of it was impossibly， regretably， unforgattable。 。 。In An Emotion of Great Delight， I leave behind a great deal of my heart。" This right here kind of implies an ending that is concise and relevant。 and not what I just wrote down in 1b。2。 Format。 It might just be my brain， but the whole lost in emotions thing also messes with the time， even though constantly telling you what happens when。 I didn't figure out who mehdi was and why s/he didn't appear in the beginning at all。 and though many things make sense in the end， I was confused for a little while。3。 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU IN THE NEXT EDITION， PUT IN A TRIGGER WARNING。 why？ This book is targeted at the YA audience， specifically teenagers。 Youth （10-24 yrs。 old） have the highest amount of suicide rates in the nation。 Over 80% of these people commit self harm。 Shadi， and a shit ton of other characters put themeselves in danger on purpose， Her mother cuts herself， Zahra does some pretty relentless bullying， all around not a great combination for any kind of young person。 。。。more
Asiyah
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I think often art requires no prior knowledge。 This book however may need some context。 Tahereh wrote the first draft of this book in a week。 She had wanted to write this story of pain， she wanted it to be brief and end in hope not necessarily a resolution。 She wanted to emphasize the realness of the pain young people experience。 How beneath our muslim identities we experience grief， sorrow， joy， helplessness and pain the same way。 With that context in mind the book is a masterpiece。 It is the p I think often art requires no prior knowledge。 This book however may need some context。 Tahereh wrote the first draft of this book in a week。 She had wanted to write this story of pain， she wanted it to be brief and end in hope not necessarily a resolution。 She wanted to emphasize the realness of the pain young people experience。 How beneath our muslim identities we experience grief， sorrow， joy， helplessness and pain the same way。 With that context in mind the book is a masterpiece。 It is the painful portrait of a human family - breaking。 The relationship between Shadi， Her father and her brother to me was relatable。 I have a father like hers， and I have a brother， one who often was deemed sinful。 The amount of resentment she has towards her father for his actions is something I think people without this trauma will simply not understand。 They will not understand that you want to hate people but cannot。 That you still love them， of course， but still you blame them for their lack of understanding。 Lack of empathy towards children and their pain。 Parents who yell and shout and push us away until we have no other coping mechanisms except ‘sinful’ ones we can’t escape alone。 This book is a powerful painful portrait of that。 I hope people who read this - especially those significantly older than the protagonist can understand that。 I saw many people complain about the lack of resolution， with Zhara or the plot in general。 I hate open endings。 But this book is not about fixing everything and making it perfect， life is never like that。 The moral of the story is learning to reclaim hope and joy， learned that life goes on after grief。 As for Zhara， （view spoiler）[ Ali clearly states that she was jealous of Shadi。 And Shadi notes that from the beginning Zhara was never a good friend， hiding thinly veiled spite as jokes。 （hide spoiler）] This book is a window into a world I have known for a long time。 Even in simple terms its complexity is hard to explain and Tahereh Mafi took it upon herself to peel the layers for us。 Not everyone will understand the message， but those can are those who can understand and admire complexity。 Those who can look through the window and realize that they are seeing only part of a story， perhaps the most important part。 。。。more
Luiza
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Comecei o livro achando que iria sofrer muito e terminei sem querer ler mais nada， ainda não consigo acreditar que a Tahereh terminou o livro assim。 Há 7 dias que não durmo e nunca mais dormirei pois só quero chorar。 O nome da pp significa felicidade e tudo que ela sempre fez foi chorar assim como eu por ser fã dessa autora。 Parabéns Tahereh Mafi pelo dom de arregaçar o meu coração em todas as oportunidades possíveis， você é ótima nisso！ Espero que venda bastante cópias para ter dinheiro pra pag Comecei o livro achando que iria sofrer muito e terminei sem querer ler mais nada， ainda não consigo acreditar que a Tahereh terminou o livro assim。 Há 7 dias que não durmo e nunca mais dormirei pois só quero chorar。 O nome da pp significa felicidade e tudo que ela sempre fez foi chorar assim como eu por ser fã dessa autora。 Parabéns Tahereh Mafi pelo dom de arregaçar o meu coração em todas as oportunidades possíveis， você é ótima nisso！ Espero que venda bastante cópias para ter dinheiro pra pagar todas as minhas sessões de terapia que vem há anos acumulando！ Adorei o livro e sou suspeita pra falar porque sou rendida por essa mulher e tudo que ela toca vira ouro， mas achei que ela poderia ter dado um desenvolvimento bem melhor pra história pois parece que tudo ficou muito corrido e quando as coisas começaram a acontecer o livro acabou cheio de pontos inexplicados no ar。 Não reclamaria se tivesse mais centenas de páginas pra explicar tudo direitinho。 4 estrelas por ter me matado com aquele final aberto。Gatilho: automutilação e tentativa de suicídio。 。。。more
chey
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i will never get tired of reading tahereh mafi’s writing。 it is so beautiful， so relatable， so emotional。 it’s like being wrapped up in a blanket and calling it home。
Shelby
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3。5 stars*be aware that there is discussion of drug abuse， depression， self harm， death， and grief throughout the storyI listened to the audiobook so that could deplete my enjoyment of the book， but overall this was just okay！ I’m not going to speak on the religious aspect because I am not Muslim and I’m not qualified to speak on the accuracy and representation but I did enjoy following a religious main character！ The writing was unreal， Tahereh Mafi’s use of words is beautiful and this book was 3。5 stars*be aware that there is discussion of drug abuse， depression， self harm， death， and grief throughout the storyI listened to the audiobook so that could deplete my enjoyment of the book， but overall this was just okay！ I’m not going to speak on the religious aspect because I am not Muslim and I’m not qualified to speak on the accuracy and representation but I did enjoy following a religious main character！ The writing was unreal， Tahereh Mafi’s use of words is beautiful and this book was no exception。 My main issue with the book was lack of development。 It’s so short and is really just a slice-of-life story so I didn’t feel as attached to the characters as I wanted， plus the ending was very open and I was hoping for more closure about all the different storylines。 This was a powerful， emotional read and I did enjoy it but I also wanted more。 。。。more
Sahar Jennah
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3。5！ I feel like this book could of been so much longer and it would of been so much better！！！ The ending was so abrupt and there was so many unanswered questions and plot holes。 But at the same time like what was the plot？？ Everything was all over the place and too much was going on。 I did like the important topics that were explored in this book but again it was only briefly mentioned and if this book was like two hundred more pages it would of been so much better！！ I did also enjoy how Shadhi 3。5！ I feel like this book could of been so much longer and it would of been so much better！！！ The ending was so abrupt and there was so many unanswered questions and plot holes。 But at the same time like what was the plot？？ Everything was all over the place and too much was going on。 I did like the important topics that were explored in this book but again it was only briefly mentioned and if this book was like two hundred more pages it would of been so much better！！ I did also enjoy how Shadhi wasn’t a perfect Muslim and showed her struggles but at the same time I feel like she didn’t grow at all from the beginning to the end of this book。 It was just the same thing happening again ahhh this book had so much potential im sad I didn’t love it 。。。more
Adriana ♡
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I’d like to say that I liked it， but I’m not so sure。 This book tried to address a lot of issues but I honestly think it fell short in doing so。 Also， the book was supposed to be centered on the struggles of a Muslim-American， but I think it really didn’t do it’s job with the representation。 Some of the themes were oddly placed and some parts of the book could’ve been completed deleted。 It wasn’t all completely bad though， and it was an easy read。
belle ☆ﾐ （thisbellereadstoo）
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rep: middle eastern charactersafter her older brother's death， shadi's family falls apart。 her father is hospitalised， her mother can't deal with the situation， and shadi's always at odds with her sister due to prolonged miscommunication and misunderstandings。 moreover， shadi's best friend just dropped out of her life without a single explanation。 set in 2003， months after US declared war on Iraq， the Muslim community are targeted and hate crimes against them are on the rise。 in order to not gai rep: middle eastern charactersafter her older brother's death， shadi's family falls apart。 her father is hospitalised， her mother can't deal with the situation， and shadi's always at odds with her sister due to prolonged miscommunication and misunderstandings。 moreover， shadi's best friend just dropped out of her life without a single explanation。 set in 2003， months after US declared war on Iraq， the Muslim community are targeted and hate crimes against them are on the rise。 in order to not gain attention to herself， shadi keeps a low profile but of course， bigots still find ways to harass her and other Muslims。 I saw the latent danger in the storytelling， the caricature we were becoming， two billion Muslims quickly solidifying into a faceless terrifying mass。 We were being stripped of gradation， of complexity。 The news was turning us into monsters， which made us so much easier to murder。 despite it being just 256 pages， an emotion of great delight packs lots of story and pain。 however， i got to say， that comment about burqa was like "huh？" and then it was brushed off without being addressed ever again。 also， characters just appeared and disappeared， i thought noah would be a supporting character but nope， he just did a cameo and went away。 and yumiko， didn't even utter a single line。 as for the romance， i liked it but thought that it wasn't really necessary in this book。 i kinda wanted more elaboration and conversations surrounding the more serious topics。 since i'm not Muslim， i won't be commenting on the representation of the religion in this book。 do check out the reviews of Muslim readers for a better opinion！ 。。。more
Madison
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Could not stop reading this until I finished
JiixBooks
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this book sawed me open and rearranged my insidesit broke me and made me feel whole againit hurt me and made me care too muchmade me see too many people i knowmade me want to help but feel helplessmade me reflect， made me thinkthis book was so many things， so many things i'm not claiming it's perfect no book ever is， but it put things into words i never knew how to say， things i never knew others thought just as much abouti feel for shirin， i see ali， i felt hurt by sehra bc i know what it's lik this book sawed me open and rearranged my insidesit broke me and made me feel whole againit hurt me and made me care too muchmade me see too many people i knowmade me want to help but feel helplessmade me reflect， made me thinkthis book was so many things， so many things i'm not claiming it's perfect no book ever is， but it put things into words i never knew how to say， things i never knew others thought just as much abouti feel for shirin， i see ali， i felt hurt by sehra bc i know what it's like to have a sehra in your life， i love mehdi and so many more of the charactersthe book is so unapologetically honest and raw and it's core essence just unapologetically muslimMuslim girl sadness was just so beautifully acknowleged by Tahereh between these pagesfor a lack of a better word it felt validating to see it written down like thisi'll write a more nuanced take down on this book the moment my physical copy arrives and I have the time and words to not only reread it but listen， listen， listen to what the characters have to saythe infamous line:https://www。goodreads。com/topic/show/。。。 。。。more
Gordon Ambos
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TW: Tod / Trauer， Rassismus， Mobbing， Selbstverletzendes VerhaltenDer Schreibstil war wie immer großartig， aber manchmal etwas over the top。 Da ist Tahereh Mafi echt Geschmackssache。 Leider fand ich die meisten Charaktere nicht wirklich sympathisch und konnte auch das Verhalten oft nicht nachvollziehen。 :/
Shannon Elizabeth ellis
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Shadi emotionally detached。 Pushes people away before they have the time to reject her。 Perfectly captures what it’s like to feel alone， be lonely， self destructive， invisible， harassed， and want to not exist。 Her best friend ditches her in jealousy。Best friends brother in love with her and she him。Shadi means “joy” but feels anything but。 Takes place not long after 09/11。 During a time where tensions were high， people reacted out of fear and malice toward others and religions they don’t underst Shadi emotionally detached。 Pushes people away before they have the time to reject her。 Perfectly captures what it’s like to feel alone， be lonely， self destructive， invisible， harassed， and want to not exist。 Her best friend ditches her in jealousy。Best friends brother in love with her and she him。Shadi means “joy” but feels anything but。 Takes place not long after 09/11。 During a time where tensions were high， people reacted out of fear and malice toward others and religions they don’t understand。 Experiences discrimination， is harassed， and feels lonely。Brother dies tragically， sends her mother into a deep depression。 Shadi’s father is hospitalized， she wishes him dead。 Love conquers her even as she continually pushes it away。 01/17/19A relatable and enlightening read with a message that shouldn’t be ignored。 This was a very intense， emotional read。 Mafi has perfectly captured what is feels like to be alone， misunderstood， invisible， and the ache that accompanies great loss。 Shadi is a Muslim-American teen who’s name means “joy”。 Only， she feels anything but joy in her life。 Living during a time after 09/11 when tensions are high， she experiences hate， aggressors， and is consistently harassed。 To make matters worse her brother dies a year prior， her father has fallen ill， and her mother is in a deep depression。 To add insult to injury， her best friend has also ditched her。 This is a true to life exploration of guilt， loneliness， and self sabotaging behaviors。 It is beautifully written， engaging， and really stirred me emotionally。 There is beauty and redemption within these pages as Shadi experiences growth， and allows herself to give and receive love。 I was given an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Evie
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I enjoyed it and I appreciated what this book had to offer in terms of social commentary and profound emotional depth， but I did not love it。 An Emotion of Great Delight is undeniably a poetic and tenderly written book， filled with beautiful， fleeting sentences and memorable passages。 It’s raw， sad， melancholic。。 it’s also quite powerful， as it offers an unfiltered look at the Islamophobia in the wake of 9/11 tragedy。 Mafi writes about two Muslim families and how their lives have changed in the I enjoyed it and I appreciated what this book had to offer in terms of social commentary and profound emotional depth， but I did not love it。 An Emotion of Great Delight is undeniably a poetic and tenderly written book， filled with beautiful， fleeting sentences and memorable passages。 It’s raw， sad， melancholic。。 it’s also quite powerful， as it offers an unfiltered look at the Islamophobia in the wake of 9/11 tragedy。 Mafi writes about two Muslim families and how their lives have changed in the post 9/11 era。 She also explores themes of tradition， family， love， friendship， grief， regret。。 and more。 This book is about so many things， but it doesn’t really have a clear and obvious plot。 It’s more like a collection of candid snapshots from one Muslim-American girl’s life。 It’s a look into her heart and mind， both of which are filled with so much confusion and conflicting emotions， pain and hurt and hope。 It’s an interesting and meaningful story， though I can’t say it was my favourite of Mafi’s books。 。。。more
Jacie Atteng
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