A review by valleylore
Out of Heart by Irfan Master
3.0
3/5.
This story, which I devoured within two hours, was pleasantly surprising. With its realistic characters who experience some truly difficult moments aid in making it such a delightful book to read. The simplicity of the plot is also easy to appreciate. There's no unnecessary entanglements or chapters shoved in to make up a word count. It's just a lovely, breezy book that touches on some of the more painful topics in life. Death, organ donation, racism, friendship, love and poverty are just the start!
However, I do find it quite off putting that some of the characters do not seem to have been fully fleshed out. Laila, Adam's grandparents and William could all do with a bit more personality, in my opinion. Additionally, a tad more insight into both Farah's illness and her way of communication would be grand, too.
In saying that though, the overall presentation along with the choice of quotes and facts within were absolutely lovely and a great touch! It's clear that a lot of attention went in to designing its appearance and it most definitely paid off.
This story, which I devoured within two hours, was pleasantly surprising. With its realistic characters who experience some truly difficult moments aid in making it such a delightful book to read. The simplicity of the plot is also easy to appreciate. There's no unnecessary entanglements or chapters shoved in to make up a word count. It's just a lovely, breezy book that touches on some of the more painful topics in life. Death, organ donation, racism, friendship, love and poverty are just the start!
However, I do find it quite off putting that some of the characters do not seem to have been fully fleshed out. Laila, Adam's grandparents and William could all do with a bit more personality, in my opinion. Additionally, a tad more insight into both Farah's illness and her way of communication would be grand, too.
In saying that though, the overall presentation along with the choice of quotes and facts within were absolutely lovely and a great touch! It's clear that a lot of attention went in to designing its appearance and it most definitely paid off.