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Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

1.82k reviews for:

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

4.2 AVERAGE

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marissavolk's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

riprapknits's review against another edition

4.75
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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makingandwandering's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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baguettegay's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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mostephanitely's review against another edition

5.0
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
simply stunning. 
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veechek_0's review against another edition

3.75
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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pariahassouri's review against another edition

4.0
A beautiful multigenerational family story. There were big jumps and perspectives from many characters. I LOVED Alyan’s The Arsonists City… and in comparison, Salt Houses had shortcomings… If you haven’t read her before, I’d pick up Arsonists City instead.

1childoftree's review against another edition

4.0
emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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lilygrace18's review

5.0
emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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kaylapfunk's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense