A review by emmadub
The Stationery Shop, by Marjan Kamali
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
The most beautiful thing I have read in a really long time. The book feels and hurts like remembering; it will leave you nostalgic for feelings you had forgotten about. Truly an emotional, sophisticated masterpiece.
“The past was always there, lurking in the corners, winking at you when you thought you'd moved on, hanging on to your organs from the inside.”
“The past was always there, lurking in the corners, winking at you when you thought you'd moved on, hanging on to your organs from the inside.”
"Trauma and loss never went away – of course, those memories had always been with her. But now she cried like she hadn’t cried in years, not since the early years after Marigold died. She was grieving all over again for something she thought she had finished with years ago."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War