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A Very Large Expanse of Sea || Tahereh Mafi || 310 pages Top 3 Genres: Young Adult / Contemporary / Romance

Synopsis: It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped.

Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.

But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.

Publication Date: October 2018. / Average Rating: 4.08. / Number of Ratings: ~63,410.

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Title: A Very Large Expanse of Sea

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2018

Genres: fiction, contemporary, romance, coming of age, historical fiction

Blurb: It's 2002 - a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, especially so for someone like Shirin - a 16-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments, even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day...so she's built up protective walls, and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons breakdancing with her brother. Then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her. They seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds, and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down.

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0000 Warbunton Shrine | 0001 Doroshi Hachimangu | 0002 Hamamura Shrine

0003 Katakana Shrine | 0004 Mishima Shrine | 0005 Bazumitama-sha

0006 pomponne Shrine | 0007 Eifuku Shrine | 0008 Eifuku Temple

0009 Cue Gri Jinja | 0010 Princess Shrine | 0011 Tonarino Shrine

0012 Laem Shrine | 0013 Para Shrine | 0014 Kuroneko Jinja

0015 Yasaka Jinja | 0016 Tenmangu Jinja | 0017 Itame Ham Shrine

0018 Japonica Shrine | 0019 Neochi Shrine | 0020 Okinawa Shrine

0021 Kokuryu Shrine | 0022 Ni Jinja | 0023 Piyopiyo Shrine

0024 Noha Shrine | 0025 Saihate Inari Shrine | 0026 Koyagi Shrine

0027 Hamstar Shrine | 0028 Haiku Shrine | 0029 Sen-Cat-Shrine

0030 Venezia Shrine | 0031 Hinamizawa Shrine | 0032 Kanaru Shrine

0033 Mr. Louis Shrine | 0034 Susukino-Inari Jinja | 0035 Shiki-Shinto Shrine

0036 Apo Hachimangu | 0037 Salmaru Grand Shrine | 0038 Il Micio Shrine

0039 Son Clave shirine 尊比神社:

And now back to Primary, to Son Clave Shrine, right next to Salmaru Grand Shrine. Make sure you pay your respects to the chicken statue, so all the chicks will come out and dance! (There is also a chicken police station on Primary, not far from the Shrine. Perhaps you will even see Son Clave in the pixels near the Shrine, and see that it is a very good likeness.) To the north of Primary is Akiba, which we will visit for 0049 Akiba Inari Jinja.

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0040 Drobak Shrine | 0041 SnowPastel Shrine | 0042 Nadeko Shrine

0043 Katsudon Shrine | 0044 Mambo Shrine | 0045 Sessha Mambo Shrine

0046 Umigami Shrine | 0047 Yozakura Shrine Ocean | 0048 Sakura Shrine

0049 Akiba Inari Shrine | 0050 Lazy Shrine | 0051 Honpou Inari Jinja

0052 Togetsu Jinja | 0053 Neko Jinja | 0054 Kusanagi Shrine

0055 Ouse Jinja | 0056 Nekoma Shrine | 0057 Lion Temple

0058 Usagi Shrine | 0059 Kiyomizu Temple | 0060 Kingyo Jinju

0061 Azuki Shrine | 0062 Megumi Jinja | 0063 Sea Butterfly Shrine

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Uma mistura de raiva, amor e admiração, é isso que esse livro é 🩶

Oceano Entre Nós é mais um livro famosinho na bookrede e de tanto ver pessoas falando sobre ele, decidi conhecer a escrita da Tahereh Mafi por ele, já que é uma história única, e agora entendo o porquê todo mundo enaltece sua escrita.

Aqui vamos conhecer dois adolescentes, a Shirin e o Ocean, ambos não poderiam ser mais diferentes entre si, mas é exatamente essa diferença que os aproxima. Porém, o romance aqui é só a cereja do bolo, todo o resto é mais importante.

Trazendo uma protagonista cheia de traumas e dores, Tahereh também traz o arquétipo perfeito da intølerância, racismø, xenøfobia, bully¡ng e hipocrisia do ser humano.

Ao longo da narrativa — que ao mesmo tempo é fluida e poética mas também é dolorida — acompanhamos situações das quais nenhum ser humano deveria passar, ainda mais quando o ser humano em questão é uma adolescente de 16 anos.

O que fez com que a Shirin se transformassem em uma das protagonistas mais fortes que já li — e esse fato me levou a sentir raiva, porque, definitivamente, ser forte e aguentar calada todas essas situações, não deveria nunca ser função da Shiri.

Foi uma leitura que me fez sentir um misto de sentimentos, tal como um oceano mesmo. Raiva, nervosismo, impotência, amor, felicidade, frio na barriga... E quando eu pensava que já tinha sentido de tudo, a autora trazia mais um sentimento à tona.

Gostei dos debates levantados nessa narrativa, é o tipo de livro que, além de nos fazer suspirar com um mocinho perfeito — Ocean você tem todo meu coração — nos faz refletir e quem sabe, pensar no próximo sem preconceitos, de um jeito mais empático e saudável.

Super favoritado, já quero conhecer mais das histórias da autora. 🩶

Mas e vocês, já leram Oceano Entre Nós? Ou algum livro da autora? Me conta aqui que vou amar saber 💜

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“You have other things to concern yourself with, Grecian.” 

Because who in their right mind asked about the state of their enemy? Perhaps he wasn’t in his right mind. Very few good things could be said about the Greeks and right now as blood pooled across the merchant ship she couldn’t think of a single one. Which was why she kept her blade leveled at him through ragged breaths and frantic eyes. 

She only vaguely took in the periphery of her sight to see the carnage on deck. To listen and realize the only sound was the waves of the ocean lapping against the side of the ship, the creaking of wood and her uneven breathing. It took another second to realize that it was just her breathing and his across from her. No other movement from the haze of bodies and death that surrounded them. Everyone gone. The guards. The enemies. Merchants. Her personal servant Shirin, Shirin who had shoved her into a room and told her to change clothes and hide. She heard when they took her and the screams that followed above. Her only consolation being that most likely she’d be following her into the afterlife soon once the man before her regained his senses and realized that all her ferocity was for the most part stalling. There was the striking thought of throwing herself overboard, but idea of drowning made nausea roll through her. 

No, she thought swallowing as she took him in, better to die on my feet. Jahan would be proud if he knew.  

Her mind went to her poor family and Shirin’s. They’d never know. She’d never have a proper burial. They’d mourn and try to move on. For a moment guilt wrecked her as she thought about how different things would be if she had just accepted Kian’s attempt at arranging at match for her. As the eldest he knew best or so she once believed till the idea of marriage  came crashing in throwing doubt into play. Maybe she should’ve married the boy Kian had in mind or allowed Nasrin to find a match in Court. What did it matter now though? She’d die at sea and that was that. 

So she swung at him, despite his raised hand and the concerned look that unnerved her, and advanced stepping forward as the blade swung upwards towards his torso.

You have other things to concern yourself with, Grecian.

Did he though? The entire ship, with the exception of the two of them, was dead. The threats were gone, the only thing he had to concern himself was the girl brandishing a Persian army blade without any real balance or skill. She wasn’t a soldier, now that he was able to get a good look at her, though she was trying very hard to convince him she was. She was certainly a warrior though, facing him down with fierce determination in her eyes and a sword arm that wasn’t shaking. She’d stab him if given the opportunity, that much was clear. 

And he had to respect her for it. 

She swung at him and he backed up again, and again, avoiding her attacks rather than attacking back just yet. “Easy! It’s just us!” She doesn’t let up and finally he swings his sword to meet hers, holding it in the air for a moment to catch her eyes, alight with fire. “What’s your plan, huh? Steer the boat on your own?” He pushes her back away from him but doesn’t advance, waiting to see if she’ll bounce back at him or pause to speak. 

myhiraeth​:

He’d just wanted to go home. Exhausted from battle, unconvinced that he wasn’t still bleeding internally after being stabbed two nights ago, all he’d wanted was to board the gods-damned ship his father had sent for them and go home. If he was going to be stabbed in his sleep, he’d at least prefer it happen in his own bed, not on some bed roll on the shores of Marathon. His sister and father possessed less upper arm strength than soldiers anyway. 

But peace wasn’t in the cards today- he isn’t fond of the idea of attacking a merchant ship, but merchant ships mean supplies, supplies mean a well stocked army, and a well stocked army is a threat. They’ve barely protected the shores of Marathon, they’ve lost dozens, they’re in no position to fend off another attack. So he agrees to attack the ship, to take the supplies and if possible leave the crew alive to sail back home empty-handed. 

It wasn’t possible. Soldiers escaping the lost battle to regroup back in their homeland hide in the hold and come out like an army of ants, spilling from the bottom of the ship to engage with the Greeks. The Greeks were far outnumbered, though a good number of the Persian ship was merchants, a good number wasn’t and it was by sheer luck that Styxx too wasn’t made quick work of- though arguably with some of his wounds he should be down for the count by now-, left alone between both ships to search for supplies and survivors and figure out how the hell he was going to man an entire ship on his own back to Didymos. 

When the girl came out swinging he did back up, holding up the hand not holding his sword in a peaceful gesture. He doesn’t fight back, simply backs up as she settles into a fighting stance, eyeing the blood covering her clothes. He’s not overly threatened- one versus one he’s confident enough he’ll survive- and instead of a snipe back, all he offers her is,

“ Are you hurt? ”

“You have other things to concern yourself with, Grecian.” 

Because who in their right mind asked about the state of their enemy? Perhaps he wasn’t in his right mind. Very few good things could be said about the Greeks and right now as blood pooled across the merchant ship she couldn’t think of a single one. Which was why she kept her blade leveled at him through ragged breaths and frantic eyes. 

She only vaguely took in the periphery of her sight to see the carnage on deck. To listen and realize the only sound was the waves of the ocean lapping against the side of the ship, the creaking of wood and her uneven breathing. It took another second to realize that it was just her breathing and his across from her. No other movement from the haze of bodies and death that surrounded them. Everyone gone. The guards. The enemies. Merchants. Her personal servant Shirin, Shirin who had shoved her into a room and told her to change clothes and hide. She heard when they took her and the screams that followed above. Her only consolation being that most likely she’d be following her into the afterlife soon once the man before her regained his senses and realized that all her ferocity was for the most part stalling. There was the striking thought of throwing herself overboard, but idea of drowning made nausea roll through her. 

No, she thought swallowing as she took him in, better to die on my feet. Jahan would be proud if he knew.  

Her mind went to her poor family and Shirin’s. They’d never know. She’d never have a proper burial. They’d mourn and try to move on. For a moment guilt wrecked her as she thought about how different things would be if she had just accepted Kian’s attempt at arranging at match for her. As the eldest he knew best or so she once believed till the idea of marriage  came crashing in throwing doubt into play. Maybe she should’ve married the boy Kian had in mind or allowed Nasrin to find a match in Court. What did it matter now though? She’d die at sea and that was that. 

So she swung at him, despite his raised hand and the concerned look that unnerved her, and advanced stepping forward as the blade swung upwards towards his torso.

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