derinleeann 's review for:

Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar

5.0

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I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. This is one of the best books I have ever read. It made me think. It made me feel. It made me feel seen. This is an intellectual’s dream of a novel. Ayad Akhtar does an absolutely amazing job highlighting the nuances of American life, culture, and identity. It doesn’t hold back. It doesn’t placate. This is what truth telling looks like.