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Title: Hate Is Such a Strong Word
Author: Sarah Ayoub
Narrator: Sarah Ayoub
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-29-16
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13
Publisher's Summary:
In the vein of Does My Hair Look Big In This and Looking for Alibrandi, Hate is Such a Strong Word is the story of a 17-year-old girl caught between two cultures, Lebanese and Anglo Australian.
Seventeen-year-old Sophie hates Monday mornings, socks worn with sandals and having to strategise like she's a battle sergeant every time she asks her parents if she can go out. But she especially hates being stereotyped because she's Lebanese. When New Guy, Shehadie Goldsmith, is alienated at her Lebanese school because his dad's Australian, she hates the way it makes her feel. Like she's just as prejudiced as everyone else. Like she could make a difference if she stopped pretending she's invisible. Like the attraction between them might be too strong to fight.... But hate is such a strong word....
Can Sophie find the strength to speak out - even if it means going against everything she's been brought up to believe? A brilliant debut novel about identity, love, culture and finding your place.
Members Reviews:
Family, friends and finding yourself
Racial riots and the arrival of an outsider forces a 1st generation Australian girl to figure out what she really believes in as she struggles to balance Australian and Lebanese culture and expectations. Comparable to Melina Marchetta's "Looking For Alibrandi" - although perhaps with a little less heart.
Great novel especially for teens
Great novel especially for teens. Along the lines of Looking for Alibrandi. Appealing, likeable characters with accessible themes and realistic dialogue.
Racism, Stereotyping, and Hummus
The book! AWESOME. I loved it! I was totally hooked from page one, where Sophie was strategizing how to convince her dad to let her go out with her friends. It would be "unsafe" and Lebanese women should "stay at home". Basically, Sophie can't do anything. She can't have sleepovers, she can't go out with her friends, she can't walk to school, nope. Naught. Why? Because good Lebanese women DON'T (you could get raped or murdered or lost or something). Sophie's family might be in Australia, but they live in a close-knit Lebanese community. They speak Arabic at home, they go to a Lebanese/Christian school - basically EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD IS LEBANESE.
I have to hand it to the author: she is an amazing writer. I LOVE her voice, her style, everything. And I love how she approached writing this book. It has such a strong, clear message, but it never once felt preachy.
Sophie's family is really well-written. Okay, so her dad is a control freak (Sophie calls him Dictator Dad), so I expected him to be horrible and scary. He's definitely sexist (he doesn't make her little brother babysit because it's a "woman's job") and he's over-the-top protective. But he's nice. He really loves his daughters and he wants to keep them safe. His mindset is back in Lebanon, and he keeps the culture fresh. But he wasn't an orge. I really appreciated that. I also loved how the mother wasn't put out as a whimpering woman who did what her husband said out of fear. No. It was out of LOVE. The family was loving and close-knit, and they had their issues (doesn't everyone?) but it was presented fairly.
Sophie's character was awesome too.
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Title: Hate Is Such a Strong Word
Author: Sarah Ayoub
Narrator: Sarah Ayoub
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-29-16
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13
Publisher's Summary:
In the vein of Does My Hair Look Big In This and Looking for Alibrandi, Hate is Such a Strong Word is the story of a 17-year-old girl caught between two cultures, Lebanese and Anglo Australian.
Seventeen-year-old Sophie hates Monday mornings, socks worn with sandals and having to strategise like she's a battle sergeant every time she asks her parents if she can go out. But she especially hates being stereotyped because she's Lebanese. When New Guy, Shehadie Goldsmith, is alienated at her Lebanese school because his dad's Australian, she hates the way it makes her feel. Like she's just as prejudiced as everyone else. Like she could make a difference if she stopped pretending she's invisible. Like the attraction between them might be too strong to fight.... But hate is such a strong word....
Can Sophie find the strength to speak out - even if it means going against everything she's been brought up to believe? A brilliant debut novel about identity, love, culture and finding your place.
Members Reviews:
Family, friends and finding yourself
Racial riots and the arrival of an outsider forces a 1st generation Australian girl to figure out what she really believes in as she struggles to balance Australian and Lebanese culture and expectations. Comparable to Melina Marchetta's "Looking For Alibrandi" - although perhaps with a little less heart.
Great novel especially for teens
Great novel especially for teens. Along the lines of Looking for Alibrandi. Appealing, likeable characters with accessible themes and realistic dialogue.
Racism, Stereotyping, and Hummus
The book! AWESOME. I loved it! I was totally hooked from page one, where Sophie was strategizing how to convince her dad to let her go out with her friends. It would be "unsafe" and Lebanese women should "stay at home". Basically, Sophie can't do anything. She can't have sleepovers, she can't go out with her friends, she can't walk to school, nope. Naught. Why? Because good Lebanese women DON'T (you could get raped or murdered or lost or something). Sophie's family might be in Australia, but they live in a close-knit Lebanese community. They speak Arabic at home, they go to a Lebanese/Christian school - basically EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD IS LEBANESE.
I have to hand it to the author: she is an amazing writer. I LOVE her voice, her style, everything. And I love how she approached writing this book. It has such a strong, clear message, but it never once felt preachy.
Sophie's family is really well-written. Okay, so her dad is a control freak (Sophie calls him Dictator Dad), so I expected him to be horrible and scary. He's definitely sexist (he doesn't make her little brother babysit because it's a "woman's job") and he's over-the-top protective. But he's nice. He really loves his daughters and he wants to keep them safe. His mindset is back in Lebanon, and he keeps the culture fresh. But he wasn't an orge. I really appreciated that. I also loved how the mother wasn't put out as a whimpering woman who did what her husband said out of fear. No. It was out of LOVE. The family was loving and close-knit, and they had their issues (doesn't everyone?) but it was presented fairly.
Sophie's character was awesome too.