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The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

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coolusernamepending's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

While the novel was well plotted and the story had an ending that made sense for the narrative, I personally found it difficult to immerse myself in the story and in the characters. I have no problem with simplistic writing, but oftentimes Kamali's writing too straightforward and left little room for the readers to form their own interpretations and observations. In particular, we learn little about the nuances of Roya and Bahman's personalities, and they can easily be summed up in one to two sentences. The story itself would work much better for something like a TV show with its jumping perspectives and dramatic events; I just didn't really like it as a novel.

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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madelinedalton's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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ksuazo94's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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tiakiwi's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This is a nice easy read about first loves and always holding that in your heart. The way the memories stay with you always.

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zosiablue's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I've inadvertently read a romance and I'm not mad about it. This was about those young loves you never recover from, in the backdrop of 1950s Iran's political unrest. It was aching and sweet and sad. I've been lucky to be in love several times, some I keep waiting to recover from, and maybe the not recovering is the point. It sure was in this.

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

absolutely enchanting.... a lovely read.....

roya, our main narrator, is so enchanting. the story is told in third pov but the kamali does a great job of infusing roya's voice in it. she's human & messy & i can see myself in her. her reactions to the plot felt like something i would do, too.

the romance was so sweet. roya & bahman were the perfect teenage love story. i was rooting for them! & when it all went wrong it hurt me deeply :( though i wouldn't say this book is a romance, because it focuses on so much more than roya & bahman's romantic love. the plot is much richer than two teenagers falling in love.

the story begins in 1953 iran, & a good chunk of the book takes place there. even when it moves to the us, persian culture is seen everywhere through roya's voice. i'm not persian & i don't engage w/ persian culture really, but damn this book made me fall in love w/ it. i can see the research kamali did to create such a rich world. i'm extra impressed bc this book takes place in 1950s iran AND us, so kamali had to do double the period research.

the plot was so complex. three generations playing in one love story! everything falling together! wow

the depiction of iranian political conflict was so interesting. never did i think i would find myself, a silly american in 2023, learning about iranian coups seventy years prior. kamali is such a wordsmith that it was interesting.

n e way wonderful read! i would recommend this book to fans of sweet romances, period pieces, & complex stories. i think if you love "the princess bride" by william goldman you'll be into this.

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