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The Sun Is Also a Star
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Raymond Lee, Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Editor reviews
Editors Select, November 2016 - I was on maternity leave over the summer when I received an early copy of The Sun Is Also a Star. Thankfully my mom was around that day to watch the baby, because I couldn’t put it down. Not only is Nicola Yoon answering the call for more diversity in YA literature, she is also creating compelling, honest, and memorable characters in her fiction. The Sun Is Also a Star, which is a finalist for the National Book Award, is told from the alternating perspectives of two teenagers - one a Korean American boy who is on the "doctor tract" despite his proclivity for poetry; the other a Jamaican girl who is desperately trying to save her family from their imminent deportation. Over a single day, we watch how fate weaves its way into their lives. I recently got to listen to the audiobook, narrated by Bahni Turpin, Raymond Lee, and Dominic Hoffman - whose performances ensure Yoon’s work will soon become essential listening. Katie, Audible Editor
Summary
The number one New York Times best seller and National Book Award Finalist from the best-selling author of Everything Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other.
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is 12 hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store - for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
Critic reviews
"Beautifully crafted." (People Magazine)
"A book that is very much about the many factors that affect falling in love, as much as it is about the very act itself...fans of Yoon’s first novel, Everything Everything, will find much to love - if not, more - in what is easily an even stronger follow up." (Entertainment Weekly)
"Transcends the limits of YA as a human story about falling in love and seeking out our futures." (POPSUGAR)
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- Ms T
- 25-04-19
Not for me
This book is too YA and too unbelievable. I couldn’t invest in the cheesy-romancy story and the one day timeframe was too far-fetched. The multiple narrators were very good but unfortunately didn’t salvage the book at all for me. Unpopular opinion but no, no, no.
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- Rebecca Bradley
- 25-10-17
Beautiful
I don't really know what to add other than the word beautiful. It encompasses my feelings on the book. Looking forward to the next Nicola Yoon book.
Also perfectly narrated.
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- V_Nerdbooks
- 17-04-19
Narrator Love
I love a YA love story, yes they can be a little Insta-love, but they are great, you can get lost in a fabulous book for a few hours, and when you look up, all is right with the world!
I loved the fact that this was not only told in dual POV, but it also goes into the background of some of the other characters so that you can see why they are the way that they are
Narrated as always beautifully by Bahni Turpin with Raymond Lee and Dominic Hoffman who are 2 new narrators for me, but made this book sound so good
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-04-19
Best Read Audiobook
This audiobook has been my favourite so far in terms of how much thought was put into how it would sound. It's a delight to listen to. The story itself was funny and insightful and I encourage all to listen.
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- Mrs. L. Lawson
- 26-03-19
True love
This book give an Insight into 2 different cultures and the needs for the parents to uphold and preserve their culture through their children , with Natasha and Donald a love story that started but ended with no control over their situation.
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- DK
- 06-03-19
Heart wrenching & warming
Read this as part of a reading challenge (a YA novel) & thoroughly enjoyed it from the perspective that the novel captures everything that it means to be 17 & how your world values are never quite the same after the late teens. And how everything seems to be able to last forever ‘Cos you’re invincible.
I like how the story has asides, as well as the threads of life running through the characters. I enjoyed the ‘conflict’ of Arts v Science. There are many aspects that I enjoyed, even cried 6 minutes from the end.
Just something niggles at me about the actual writing style, I’m not able to put my finger on it & it could simply be my cynical, realist, adult brain reading the wildly wonderful days of been 17 & thinking the world is your oyster. The 40+ adult in me knows different now.
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- Yellow
- 07-02-23
Beautiful story for young adults
Yoon is a brilliant writer with an experimental style. Even though the story is too romantic for my personal, there was artistry in the writing. And I enjoyed the book because of that. Yoon added an alternative story of life in multicultural America told through a teenage love story. It’s a weighted story of self, love, race, migration, belonging, ambition and family; but told through a love story and which a landmark city as its backdrop. These add a different dimension to the exploration of these issues. A different way of seeing them. Somehow through the prism of love these problems seem surmountable even though all stories of migration and deportation and removal are not neatly or easily wrapped up. But here is one such story where overcoming these issues may or may not hold possibilities. This story is also an ode to New York - a city that’s as romantic as it can be gritty. I recommend this if you need a light read.
One criticism, the voice used for Natasha was too southern. The reader should have a New York accent and I found it hard to believe the Natasha character when she spoke. I had to suspend a lot of disbelief to enjoy this story.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-22
The sun is also a star
This is literally my favourite book I’ve ever read, I originally read this book a few years ago and I have read it many times since, listening to it was like a complete different experience but I loved it still.
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- Sarah Noel
- 13-05-21
The sun is also a star.
So, we follow a day, with philosophies thrown in and issues tackled and grounded youth.
Snippets of nonfiction intermingled. But overall a story and so, within 10 minutes of finishing I’m off to watch the film.
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- Mary
- 15-11-20
Rom com
The performance was great!
The story had some interesting ideas, I enjoyed the cultural clashes of the two families, but unfortunately a lot of the romance scenes were just cheesy and unoriginal.
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