I really enjoyed my time reading this collection of short stories! All I can say is that I became a big fan of Haidji while reading them. There is somI really enjoyed my time reading this collection of short stories! All I can say is that I became a big fan of Haidji while reading them. There is some stories I really really liked, some not much but all of them left something inside of me.
So thank you Haidji for giving me the pleasure of reading this book!...more
Amal is a Palestinian/Australian Muslim girl, a typical teenager with Islamic/Arabic backgrounds in a non Islamic, a racist communiI REALLY LIKED THIS
Amal is a Palestinian/Australian Muslim girl, a typical teenager with Islamic/Arabic backgrounds in a non Islamic, a racist community, and she decides to wear Hijab, though it will probably cause her problems more than anything but she goes with the decision to fully show who she really is, to fully show her faith. It's Amal's story with the Hijab, how she stood for what she believes through the doubts, the fears, the bullying... It's the story of the minorities in Australia. And it is the story of the struggle of identity between religion and culture!...more
Though I took forever to finish it, I enjoyed reading it, enjoyed the thrilling and the anticipation especially through the second half of the book! IThough I took forever to finish it, I enjoyed reading it, enjoyed the thrilling and the anticipation especially through the second half of the book! It reminded me of Gone Girl a bit, though I must admit that the latter has a greater charm!
In the beginning, I was really annoyed with how pathetic Rachel was, but by the end I start to like her! All the characters were really messed up in a way, all of them have this scary evil touch!...more
I like books that add to me something! I never knew or heard of this Huntington’s and I'm sure probably I'd never know of it if not of this book! And tI like books that add to me something! I never knew or heard of this Huntington’s and I'm sure probably I'd never know of it if not of this book! And the tragedy of a whole family cursed with this mystery killer..
An amazing book, and the combination between fiction and the non-fiction part of the disease was just brilliant!...more
"Each of us must decide daily to love or not to love our spouses. If we choose to love, then expressing it in the way in which our spouse requests wil"Each of us must decide daily to love or not to love our spouses. If we choose to love, then expressing it in the way in which our spouse requests will make our love most effective emotionally."
Love has languages! And it's our choice to speak our partner's! Our choice to be happy! (1) WORDS OF AFFIRMATION (2) QUALITY TIME (3) RECEIVING GIFTS (4) ACTS OF SERVICE (5) PHYSICAL TOUCH...more