Secondly, this book is interesting because it has the concept of fate, in a different way than what I’ve seen before. Everyone has their own story and path, and I think it’s beautiful that we can be a part of that path without even realizing it. Ultimately, this reflects real life, to a certain degree. In this book, a simple “thank you” saved someone’s life and another person’s drunken grief led to a meeting that sparked a new love. The beauty of this book is that we can see those details.Īs Natasha put it, “What if we are just a digression in someone else’s history?”Įveryone’s lives are so intertwined that it is difficult to pick out one specific example. Something that was seemingly insignificant to one of the main characters could have changed a background character’s life and vice versa. It tells their story and their perspective. As a result, in addition to Daniel and Natasha’s story, there are short chapters about the people they meet along the day.
Yoon wrote the book in third person omniscient, which means the narrator is able to see into, and therefore tell us, the readers, everyone’s thoughts and experiences. The number one reason for why I think this book is so amazing is the concept of intertwined lives. Daniel says he believes he can get Natasha to fall in love with him in a single day and so begins their adventure. Through a series of unlikely events, Natasha and Daniel meet. Daniel is a hopeless romantic and a dreamer who struggles with his parent’s high expectations. She and her family are 12 hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Natasha is a cynical pessimist who doesn’t believe in love and always expects the worst. This book follows Natasha and Daniel, two vastly different New York City teenagers who meet and change each other’s (and other people’s) life over the course of a single day. It is also quite possibly one of my favorite books ever.
The Sun is Also a Star is a #1 New York Times bestselling book by Nicola Yoon published in 2016.
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