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mstrouse's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Police brutality, Grief, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Trafficking
silverrose187's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence
lixard's review
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- First moment to make me cry and it's the father daughter conversation!!! How typical of me
- Guess it's par for course on how desperate the girls are to keep their relationship, even in its dregs and crumbles, because it feels like it could be the end of the world (their youth, childhood) if it ends
- Mr. Ali, King of the gays?? Alright legend
- Daughter 💔 someone get her into uni for literature right this instant or I'll riot
- it was heartbreaking, all aspects and characters involved had something tragic happen and it was just sad but truthful to read
- i appreciate that they showed not just one perspective of queer issues in Iran, but a lot of different sides, each with their own flaws, especially that hormone exchange in the restaurant really broke my heart
- many many layers of discrimination and stigma - which is a good reflection of what i can only presume is the issue in iran, and throughout the world
- sahar's desperation in finding a way to stay with nasrin, or else she wouldn't be able to move on seems dramatic but fitting for a young adult to feel, especially with all the other things in her life changing as well - in another situation/book
with a heterosexual couple that would've probably found a solution,there would've been a similar level of desperation, just maybe without the same stakes - i also like the shame explored by sahar after she realized someone was trans and then trying to find the "thing" that made them identifiable,, it kind of spoke to the tiniest ways you can be transphobic without really meaning to, but should definitely reflect on
I don't always like my body or that I have love handles. I don't always like that as a woman, I have fewer opetions than men, even men that aren't as smart as I am.
But I never feel like my body is a trap.
If anything, I feel like my love is a trap.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Police brutality
Minor: Deadnaming
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