Review: Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions by Ahmad Saber
Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions by Ahmad Saber Toronto: Simon & Schuster , 2026 My Quick Take: This was such a pleasure to read. With a simple but effective plot, great characters and important messaging, this YA novel shone. Thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada for a gifted copy. *** I can’t say enough about this fantastic debut YA novel (targeted for ages 14 and up) by British Columbia-based rheumatologist by day, and now novelist Ahmad Saber . I stayed up very late last night to finish Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions because I couldn’t put it down. The novel itself is excellent, but more than that, placing it in the context of the author’s experience enhances the reading. It’s clear that Saber has put his heart and soul into this book, and it shows. In his forward included in the Advanced Reader’s Copy edition, he recounts his own upbringing in a strict Muslim household, one axiom being: “it may still be okay to fail in this life, but you cannot afford to fail in the next.” “S...
