A review by sarah984
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a sort of fictionalized memoir about growing up the American child of Muslim immigrants in post-9/11 America. It has some real moments of brilliance (especially the stuff about Trump) but the author seems insufferable and the way he wrote about women drove me up the wall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Hate crime, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, and Suicide