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The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

Start date: April 1, 2017

Finish date: April 30, 2017

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Apr 15, 2017 Thida rated it really liked it

It's been awhile since I read YA novels but I enjoyed reading it. ...more

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May 04, 2017 Zara Arshad rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, i-ll-always-remember-it, nyt-bestseller-july-2017

A. MUST. READ. FOR. EVERY. YA. READER.

An absolutely refreshing piece of two people from different lives coming together to give us a story that is gonna stay with me for a lifetime. I loved how diverse the subplots were, how the author talked about science and poetic love and fate and destiny and cultures and managed to make a lovely book out of it.
This is a story of a Jamaican and a Korean who are meant to be (who would've thought). That's what I really love about America - it's a land of dream ...more

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Feb 10, 2017 Cynthia rated it it was amazing

A great YA novel all about one day and all that can happen in that day. Natasha and Daniel are in very different circumstance. Natasha is being deported back to Jamaica that evening and Daniel has an interview to help him to get into Yale and get his career on the right path. They meet by chance or are they meant to be?

There are many other characters whose stories are also touched on and it all comes together in the end. Some events more surprising than others, but I loved the gradual reveal. T ...more

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Dec 25, 2016 Jillian Vicinanza rated it it was ok

I got this book from my Book of the Month club--there were so many rave reviews, and even here on Goodreads, everyone seems to love it. I really wanted to like it--wanted to get into the romance of the young love thing. But while I enjoyed the quirky cultural elements the story emphasized, and some of the sweet language, I found myself unimpressed by these characters, and thought the whole we-fell-in-love-in-one-day thing a stretch. The characters are a little caricature-ish and the storyline un ...more

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Mar 09, 2021 Andrew Shanks rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This was an excellent story. I had already seen the movie, but this book was so much more than what was shown on the screen. I really loved the side stories and back stories throughout. Some I think were actually meant to leave the impression of a happy ending, but it seemed like it was up to the reader’s interpretation. Overall, it’s a book I’d probably read again, but just not sure. So a solid 3.5 stars.

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