A review by tyara02
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It's absolutely stunningly written and yet it left me wanting at the end. I do not want to compare this work to Susan Abulhawa's work, but I will anyway. Where Abulhawa is fiercely aware of the class politics in her book, this book papers over it, only briefly mentioning it. It also would have been preferable if there were fewer character points of view so that their narratives could be deeper explored.