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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)

Tahereh Mafi

Start date: September 1, 2025

Finish date: September 30, 2025

Discussion: Series

Why we're reading this: Won the poll for the September re-read.
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Feb 15, 2017 Rachel rated it liked it

I love that stream of consciousness first person narrative. I also liked the technique with the strikethroughs. It felt so visceral and real. I really felt like we were inside the head of this girl who hadn't spoken to another person for the better part of the year, and I was like, "Yes! Here it is. I'm going to get a gritty, dirty, insane dystopia with a great unreliable narrator."

But then this quickly morphed from a crazy ride in a post-apocalyptic insane asylum to a teen romance with dystopic ...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Falling for Books (Tia) rated it it was amazing

First Line: I’ve been locked up for 264 days.

Favorite Quotes:
“I’ve been screaming for years and no one has ever heard me.”
“I think if I freeze myself I can freeze the pain.”
“If time stands still nothing can go wrong.”
“Butterflies catch fire in my stomach.”

My thoughts:
This is one of the most quotable books ever. I mean, the writing in this book is just fantastic. Tahereh Mafi writes so beautifully. She says things in a way that I’ve never thought about. My list of favorite quotes could go ...more

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May 20, 2012 Angie Taylor rated it it was amazing

I loved, loved, loved this book. It's a little bit Hunger Games meets X-Men, so not the most original, but it totally worked for me. The writing is beautiful in a first person narrative, pulling the reader in emotionally from the beginning. I really loved the inner workings of Juliette's mind as her narrative effectively illustrated her dilema between insane and sane. A big fan of the love story, and I loved the age old idea that Juliette and Adam were meant for each other. I'm excited to discov ...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Sasha added it

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, dnf

Did not finish. I was about halfway through the book before I decided to give up. Will probably not do a full review on this book. The protagonist was extremely unlikeable and the love story was contrived. Not even sure if I can comment on the plot since I didn't finish the book, but what I read I found rather lackluster. ...more

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