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Aria by Nazanine Hozar

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nadzieja2004's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

jreaderr's review against another edition

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3.0

At first I was interested in it for the Iranian history, but I think it should be known there are a lot of historical inaccuracies.
This book had complex characters and I wished more was written about them, but also the story dragged along too much.

sonora_jean's review against another edition

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Did not read because I was over ambitious and excited about the library.

ellelo's review

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DNF at 27%

My favourite thing about this book is the cover. So beautiful! I wish I could love this one so I could sit it on my shelf forever.

I couldn't get into it. I was intrigued at first, but the distance between the characters and the reader really showed here. I couldn't connect with anyone. I didn't know their thoughts or feelings and found myself just not caring what happens to any of them. Even Aria, whom I assume was supposed to be our main protagonist, felt so distant. There were entire scenes that didn't involve her at all.

I had a hard time working out who's story this was supposed to be and why I was supposed to care.

maart_je's review against another edition

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3.0

2020 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge
07 - The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed

Dit boek beschrijft het verhaal van het meisje Aria dat op straat wordt geboren en wordt achtergelaten om te sterven. Ze wordt meegenomen door Behrouz en kent in haar leven vervolgens diverse vrouwen die haar leven beïnvloeden.

Het boek begon zo goed en greep me helemaal, maar naar het einde toe werd het langdradig. Het had volgens mij korter gekund of wat er beschreven is had wat meer diepgang mogen hebben. De aanloop naar de revolutie is erg lang en vervolgens wordt alles vluchtig beschreven. Daarnaast vond ik het storend dat er wat historische onjuistheden in het boek zaten. Ook is het zonde dat er niet wat meer aandacht aan de personages besteed is. Afgerond naar boven 3*.