Review: A Very Large Expanse of Sea - Post 9/11 Love Story & America Today

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14 Sep, 2024
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It was last week when a friend came to me and complained that the novel she was reading halfway through, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, was too fluffy for her. I wasn't sure what should I say to her since I hadn't even heard of the title before, so I told her that I would give the novel a try myself. I wasn't expecting much, thanks to our prior talk, but wow, it hooked me right up.

A Very Large Expanse of Sea is a young-adult novel written by Tahereh Mafi, an Iranian-American writer. The novel was published on 16th October 2018 by HarperTeen. It was one of the nominee for National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2018.
@Original Title: A Very Large Expanse of Sea
@Author: Tahereh Mafi
@Country: USA
@Publisher: HarperTeen
@Publication Date: 16th October 2018
@ISBN: 0062866567 (ISBN13:9780062866561)
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