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The Sun Is Also a Star

By: Nicola Yoon
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Raymond Lee, Dominic Hoffman
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About this listen

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?

©2016 Nicola Yoon (P)2016 Listening Library Depression & Mental Health Destiny Difficult Situations Emotions & Feelings Literature & Fiction Romance Korean Authors

Editorial 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

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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I'm a HUGE fan of the book so of course I like the audio book, however the voice was unexpected ahah.

IM IN LOVE WITH THIS

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I loved the bits of where we learn about each character and there back story and being able to understand all characters perspectives of not only the main character but also the Irine. It just makes it whole. I also love the informative parts connecting concepts sound connection, history, regret and really resonates with the audience while teaching. I also love the battle between science and spiritual faith. And the learning of connections. It was just such a wholesome love story and learn a lot. I could go on on what I like because it was so beautifully written and just connecting everyone back together just vulnerable and just amazing.

Beautiful story of concept of connection, love, disappoint, dysfunction and spirituality

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struggled to finish. I enjoyed the narration but the book would get really boring

it was good but boring

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Loved listening to this book.
Bit slow paced at times but I really loved it!

Bit slow paced, beautiful and heart-wrenching.

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