A review by reads2cope
The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems by Hala Alyan

5.0

Once, I lived in a house with no windows. Once, I wore nothing to the Mediterranean. Once, I walked half a day in the desert until I reached its lip. The border was a fruit stand. Figs and apri-cots. Dates the size of a light bulb. The border was a billboard for cardiologists. The border was up to code, a metaphor, a former 

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ocean.

These poems broke my heart and I love them. I read this as an eBook, and I hope I can get my hands on a physical copy soon to better understand the flow. I’d also love to hear the audiobook.
Half-Life in Exile, Naturalized, time travelers, Interactive Fiction :: House Saints,  The Length Between July and October, and The interviewer wants to know about fashion are a few of my favorites.