A review by lauredhel
Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah

4.0

I think this book suffered a little from the tyranny of high expectations, for me. I loved Abdel-Fattah's other books, but I felt this one struggled just a little to find an engaging voice. It felt a bit too much like a deliberately-written schoolbook ("a Palestinian Muslim, a Christian, and two Jews walk into Jerusalem..."). It wasn't a bad book by any means, and the descriptions of the daily grind in occupied Palestine were worthwhile, but it just lacked the verve I was expecting from this author, and I felt that the ending had just a touch of fizzle.

Still recommended, though!