Again, the ending felt a bit rushed to me after the slow burn, but it may be because there is a bit of summarizing up their school year at the end. Though I don’t think it’s okay that he read her journal without her permission, I like that the two of them finally open up to each other. 294) I had a feeling that journal would come into play at the end. Ocean reading Shirin’s journal and punching the coach-YES! Also, I loved this insight: “I just didn’t think I was worth the sacrifices he was making for me.” (p. “What if Ocean had fallen for me now?” and “Would the timing have made a difference? The breathtaking levels of their hypocrisy had given me a migraine.” (p. While I’d like to think it’s due to her peers finally seeing past the scarf/veil/hijab, I think it also rings true to how teens operate (subconsciously) in real life. I can totally see Shirin’s social status climbing right after the talent show. However, I know that his interference for the sake of the team (and likely fueled by a bit of racism too) is likely all too real. Unfortunately I like to disbelieve some people capable of actions/words like this because I like to believe that people are better than this. As it likely still happens now.Ĭoach Hart’s interference for the sake of basketball seems a bit unrealistic but realistic enough to ring true. At the same time I can see that exact scenario happening, as it likely did x 100 in the aftermath of 9/11. Victim blaming or minimizing an incident like this is not okay. And the cops blow the whole incident off. We find out that Shirin was attacked after 9/11.(Yes, I had to censure myself there and I took out a bad word, but I do feel the situation warrants it.) Maybe it’s because I’m a goody-goody, but still.
(No, it’s not the same thing, Mini Me.) I can’t even comprehend the meanness involved in deciding to do something like that. It takes balls to plan out such a mean thing to do as taking someone’s picture without their permission. I mean, to quote Shirin (and Ocean), “Wow”.
Shirin’s picture being taken in the bathroom.
Or perhaps it just feels rushed for me because I spoiled it? So it feels rushed and not all at the same time. But everything happens so quickly and then it’s summarized. This is the section where it fell apart for me and when I peeked at the end because I had a feeling about where we might be headed. Shirin finding out about Ocean being a star basketball player-yikes! I had no clue either, but I was a bit curious as to where he was on the high school social scale.Warning: there are SPOILERS here, of course. Here are my thoughts on the second half of Tahereh Mafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea Part 2 (Chapters 18 on).
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