book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 348 review written: 21.12.17 originally published: 2009 edition read: Penguin NAL 2009 title: Rooftops of Tehran author: Mahbod Seraji In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice... my thoughts: This book was first published in 2009 and I remember adding it to my list around that time but never actually reading it since I preferred checking out library books to ...
Hi guys! I'm really excited to announce that I have achieved six hundred followers! That's an amazing achievement that I never thought I'd get, back when I had around two hundred followers. It seems like 600 is the magical number of followers that makes one a "high up" blogger. The number of followers shouldn't matter, as quality of content is the only thing that should, but nonetheless, it's an observation I've made.
As I was browsing through my Reading List, trying to find blogs I've loved and grew up blogging with, I realised that nearly all of them have just...stopped blogging. I did that once too, I might have stopped with them and a generation would have died: but I didn't. I feel like a survivor. I mean, I had great affiliates like Cate from Sparrow Review and Liz from Cleverly Inked:
Now they've both gone, and my only affiliate left is Precious from Fragments of Life. It's sad to not see them around any more. Jenn from Book Crazy has formally stopped blogging. Fortunately, not all of my old favourites have entirely left. Kate from the Neverending Bookshelf and Bookworming in the 21st Century (another one that I love) actually continued blogging together. Brizmus is still around on twitter and Teens Read and Write is still functioning after all these years.
I am old
As I was browsing through my Reading List, trying to find blogs I've loved and grew up blogging with, I realised that nearly all of them have just...stopped blogging. I did that once too, I might have stopped with them and a generation would have died: but I didn't. I feel like a survivor. I mean, I had great affiliates like Cate from Sparrow Review and Liz from Cleverly Inked:
Now they've both gone, and my only affiliate left is Precious from Fragments of Life. It's sad to not see them around any more. Jenn from Book Crazy has formally stopped blogging. Fortunately, not all of my old favourites have entirely left. Kate from the Neverending Bookshelf and Bookworming in the 21st Century (another one that I love) actually continued blogging together. Brizmus is still around on twitter and Teens Read and Write is still functioning after all these years.
What 600 Means To Me
I honestly don't know. I don't think 600 followers makes the quality of my blog better, so I'll just be posting the same as usual, just to a larger audience. Of course, it means I'll have to keep up with and connect with my readers though. Have surveys, ask what you all want to see and such. Ruling by the masses :D
600 also means something to me, as a person. That perseverance reaps benefits, and to never give up what I enjoy doing, because things will get better. Now, I don't really mind how many followers I get. I feel like my hunt to get more followers, that thirst, is over. I mean, 700 or 1000 would be nice, but I'm not going to stay up nights or days just devising tactics to get followers. The storm is over, and now it's just time to relax and blog. It's a great feeling!
Celebration?
I'm working on this 600 Follower Giveaway Event at the moment, asking authors and publishers to donate to the pot. I'm still working on all of this, so it may take a while to actually get out there. If you'd like to donate, I'd love for you to get in touch with me (raokiki6(at)gmail(dot)com) and we can discuss it :D
Thank you
Thank you so much, my readers, for sticking with me for four years, through ups and downs you've been there, and it's amazing. You may remember when I was at 8 followers, or 100, or 200 and so on, and I hope you're proud to have seen me come this far! It's all because of you readers, that this blog has been possible! I haven't forgotten you, my old friends, and I can't wait to get to know my new ones!
Some GIFs to describe this sentimental moment:
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| A big hug to each and every one of you! |
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