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Nina is Not OK
Nina is Not OK | Shappi Khorsandi
Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what 17-year-old doesnt? Ninas mum isnt so sure. But shes busy with her new husband and five year old Katie. And Ninas almost an adult after all. And if Nina sometimes wakes up with little memory of what happened the night before , then her friends are all too happy to fill in the blanks. Ninas drunken exploits are the stuff of college legend. But then one dark Sunday morning, even her friends cant help piece together Saturday night. All Nina feels is a deep sense of shame, that something very bad has happened to her... A dark, funny - sometimes shocking - coming of age novel from one of the UKs leading comedians. NINA IS NOT O.K. will appeal to fans of Caitlin Moran and Lena Dunham.
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MelHopton
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Ooof, this book was A LOT! CW: rape!
This starts off fairly innocently as a relatable tale about a teenager going slightly off the rails - she's a bit too sexually active and she drinks too much. Sounds like me at 17. Gradually, it becomes clear that her drinking is at a dangerous level, she is an unreliable narrator, and her experience changes from cringe to catastrophic. It's got a happy ending, but the way Shappi sucks us in is incredible. Fab.

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Hannah_11
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A heartbreaking book beautifully written. Nina‘s story is unfortunately so real for many people, Shappi has created something that is raw and honest. It was incredibly easy to read considering how triggering some of the topics are. Glad I picked this one up in the bookshop #pick

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KatWDV
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LauraAndTaraAndBooks
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?????? I need to start doing this! "Give me back my babies, you don't love them like I do!!"

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arlenefinnigan
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#BestDebutsOf2016 #FeistyFeb
Shappi Khorsandi's debut novel (not her debut book,she's previously written a memoir about fleeing Iran as a child) was brilliant. Probably my favourite book of last year.

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Tilly
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This book hasn't been receiving nearly the hype I expected in the bookish corners of the Internet I inhabit. I don't know if it's because it's a 'celebrity' author? It's a seriously well done portrayal of teenage alcoholism and the reason Nina goes down that path. I particularly liked how well done the supporting characters were. Add it to your TBR.

juliannebenford I saw the author at a comedy night and since then have been looking forward to getting my hands on this! 8y
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It took me a little while to get into this and at first I found it a bit repetitive. But I gathered that this is actually a stylistic twist that lets you fully see the protagonist's self-destructive behaviour. Definitely a recommendation, especially the audiobook that's narrated by the author herself.

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scripturient
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Listening to this on Audible right now. Thanks for the recommendation, @Heideschrampf 😍

Heideschrampf Shappi is the best! I'm already sad i couldn't make it to her stand-up show... 8y
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GemLThompson
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AH-MAZE-ING!
This is a must read - see full review here ➡️😊http://www.thebookeaters.co.uk/nina-is-not-ok-by-shappi-khorsandi/

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Heideschrampf
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Meet my new best friend: Shappi. #edbookfest

MrBook Cool!!! 😎👍🏻 8y
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Heideschrampf
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Nominated for the First Book Award stand-up comdienne Shappi introduced me to my younger self in her novel 🙏 #edbookfest

MrBook 😂👍🏻 8y
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Hilarious and heartbreaking

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Clare_Riley
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After a tough first third, I found myself rooting for the main character Nina. Her journey through rehab and trying to sort her life out generally was both heartbreaking, funny and positive.

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Clare_Riley
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So this arrived in the post this morning. It's like Christmas!! I'm lucky to get my name picked out of the hat quite often through Mumsnet (a British website for mums, unsurprisingly!). This looks like a rather good book!

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Nia
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This is a book that everyone needs to read.... Just.... Everyone.
It covers sensitive topics with humour, delicacy and brutal honesty. Nina is my favourite character of the year so far