A review by banyantree
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this book accompanied me to my trip to Montreal and i only picked it up as i am traveling back - 9 hours of commute and it was a mistake as i am ugly crying on the bus 

it is no one's fault, i vaguely knew the premise, but they need to retire this
trope of lost time due to misunderstanding and miscommunication in romances like it's not ok, it opens up a void in my chest and leaves me so depressed...bahman's final letter to roya killed me and when i was finally recovering i read the epilogue and realized that mr. fakhri died trying to unite these two and waterworks started again. another trope that needs to be retired is the mom of a son being the reason a relationship breaks off...idk i expected something political as the reason and not the mom's involvement


also something so precious and political about the story centering around a stationary shop/bookshop 

aaaaah roya and bahman...thank you for being on this bus ride with me and taking me along your journey, i need to now go and recover from all this
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