![]() ![]() ![]() Zarin was complex and I also really liked Porus. She was fiesty and rebellious, at the same time she was also incredibly vulnerable. ![]() While I needed a break from this book sometimes (this is one of those books that is hard to binge read just because of sheer plot alone), I enjoyed it as a whole. Reviewĭisclaimer: I cannot speak to the accuracy of the representation of both the setting of Saudi Arabia or the interaction between Islam and the culture.Ī Girl Like That deals with some pretty heavy topics. And as her story is pieced together, told through multiple perspectives, it becomes clear that she was far more than just a girl like that. So how is it that eighteen-year-old Porus Dumasia has only ever had eyes for her? And how did Zarin and Porus end up dead in a car together, crashed on the side of a highway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia? When the religious police arrive on the scene, everything everyone thought they knew about Zarin is questioned. You don’t want to get involved with a girl like that, they say. She’s also the kind of girl that parents warn their kids to stay away from: a troublemaker whose many romances are the subject of endless gossip at school. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a risk taker. It’s a heavy book and one that doesn’t give us false illusions – which is why I liked it so much. A Girl Like That is a story that tackles challenging issues such as race, class, rape, and abuse. ![]()
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