Hey can you plz tell the whole story of "Does My head look big in this"?

Question

Hey can you plz give me a Book Review on "Does my head look in this." I want to first read the review then read the book.

Answer 1

I'd observe, better just read since other's reviews may influence your own appreciation.

Came across this review:

Let me start out by saying that DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS? is a book that needed to be written, and one that needs to be read. It definitely fills a gap in young adult literature: it's a story about a normal Muslim girl in a non-Muslim country (Australia) who is not escaping oppression by a fundamentalist government/family or anything like that. Amal is just a normal teenage girl, albeit a Muslim one. She has crushes on boys, she likes to go shopping, she giggles with her friends, and she sometimes argues with her parents or feuds with classmates.

However, Amal's life is changed drastically when she makes a major decision: to wear the hijab, the head scarf worn by Muslim women. This would not be nearly such a big deal were she still at school with all of her friends who are also Muslim and some of whom wear the hijab full-time (meaning: whenever she is around men who are not relatives) as well. However, Amal has recently transferred to a very white-bread prep school, where the environment is completely different.

Amal is subjected to racism and discrimination by kids whose experience with Muslims has largely been confined to what they see in the media. The reactions she faces at home are not all positive, either, but Amal has made a choice. To her, it is a personal, religious decision, to show her devotion to God; it's not about being oppressed as some of her classmates seem to think, or making any sort of statement. Being a Muslim is a part of who Amal is, but in showing that, she faces things a lot worse than any evangelical Christian I know, and that's a sad commentary on our society.

Answer 2

I am reading it at the moment,and it is a great book actually.It talks about how one muslim girl who lives in Australia makes a very personal decision,to wear the hijab full time,and not like she did before (in mosques and while praying and things like that).It is a great book about self respect and anyone who has low self esteem should read it,it's great,I am more than half way through it so I don't know what happens in the end ;)
Good luck with reading it!