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The Parking Lot Attendant
by Nafkote Tamirat
The Parking Lot Attendant, the debut novel by Nafkote Tamirat is a genre-busting, fast paced story that begins in what seems to be a sort of commune in a place known only as B_______. The narrator, an American born teen girl who is never named, and her immigrant father are in limbo, awaiting a decision from a governing body. We can infer that something horrendous has led them to this place and this point.
We travel back several years to Boston to watch the duo’s story unfold, and to try to figure out why fleeing to a commune was necessary. This richly layered tale provides us with many candidates including family drama, the difficulty of being an immigrant, coming of age, murder, and a mystery surrounding a larger than life parking lot attendant named Ayale, who seems to be either a con man or a god.
I finished this book over the course of a day - it was hard to put down. The middle third drags a bit, but the ending more than makes it worth the wait. I would heartily recommend this novel to people who enjoy literary psychological thrillers and to those who enjoy reading about the immigrant experience.
We travel back several years to Boston to watch the duo’s story unfold, and to try to figure out why fleeing to a commune was necessary. This richly layered tale provides us with many candidates including family drama, the difficulty of being an immigrant, coming of age, murder, and a mystery surrounding a larger than life parking lot attendant named Ayale, who seems to be either a con man or a god.
I finished this book over the course of a day - it was hard to put down. The middle third drags a bit, but the ending more than makes it worth the wait. I would heartily recommend this novel to people who enjoy literary psychological thrillers and to those who enjoy reading about the immigrant experience.