Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

Home Is Not a Country

Safia Elhillo with Christopher Myers (Narrator)

3 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2021 (view editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
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Home Is Not a Country is ideal for readers who enjoy lyrical, emotionally charged stories exploring identity and belonging through the lens of magical realism and diaspora.

Description

From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of...

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Community Reviews

4.25
based on 1,942 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

reflective: 76%

hopeful: 39%

sad: 33%

inspiring: 24%

challenging: 20%

mysterious: 18%

dark: 14%

tense: 11%

adventurous: 10%

informative: 4%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

43% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
74% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

91% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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