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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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 1,967 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

reflective: 76%

hopeful: 39%

sad: 33%

inspiring: 24%

challenging: 20%

mysterious: 18%

dark: 14%

adventurous: 11%

tense: 11%

informative: 4%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

43% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
21% 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
15% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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