Ten Things I Hate About Me; Persepolis; No god but God

[rootedinsong]

29. Ten Things I Hate About Me, by Randa Abdel-Fattah

I liked this a lot more than Does My Head Look Big In This? Real, honest examination of passing, dual consciousness, and holding on to one's cultural identity.

One thing that got on my nerves about it was the protagonist's older sister, who is one of these "smart kids" and uses (or is

Comments

[pickledherring]

Thank you for these reviews. I've just added to my TBR pile because of them.

[rootedinsong]

You're welcome!

[sophinisba]

I just finished No god but God this week. It was fun to read because it was so well written, and I felt like I learned so much!

[rootedinsong]

Going to review it here?

[sophinisba]

I intend to at some point, though I'm pretty far behind with both reading and reviewing these days. I just started another book about Islam, Standing Alone by Asra Nomani, and I thought I'd try to review them together once I finish.

[rootedinsong]

Yeah, I like to do that too. I tend not to review books in the actual order I read them in if there's another grouping of recently read books that makes sense (like these books, which all deal with Islam in some way).