A review by isabelromero
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

(100th book!) Wow, this book is an incredible family saga. It is raw, it is honest, it is a mirror. It feels to me like it could sit with Pachinko and Homegoing, two other family sagas I hold dear. Hala Alayan’s prose is incredibly endearing, even with the most painful and horrid of topics with themes of loss of identity, and how the Palestinian diaspora effects generations each in an unique way. A must read!