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Name: The Sweetness of Tears
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Author: Nafisa Haji

The Sweetness of Tears

A Novel

by Nafisa Haji

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Beth M. (Scarsdale, NY)

Sweet but not very compelling
I really wanted to like this book because I loved her first novel, "The writing on my forehead". I many ways the themes of both books are similar. Both deal with family lies, ties that bind, cultural differences and prejudices and love. My problems with the book were the predictability of the story and the lack of complex depth to the characters. This author clearly has a message to deliver--"don't judge a book by it's cover", but she ends up sacrificing her story (which could have been very interesting) to fit the pieces together.

Patricia S. (Menlo Park, CA)

The sweetness of Tears.
I was disappointed by this book as the subject matter - Islam and Christianity - are so central to today's geopolitical policies. It was tedious, predictable and a bit disjointed. The characters are briefly introduced and then given a chapter to have their views expressed. I found the device distracting and the prose is full of cliches.

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