A review by bayanreads
Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

5.0

i loved loved this!! books in verse have always had a special place in my heart. “home” has also always been a topic on my mind, is it a place? is it a person? can home be a place or a person you’ve never known/met? can it be a feeling and not a state?

i found myself within nima’s character, home is not always a country indeed. i cried along the chapter called “mama” where nima kept apologizing to her mother for everything that has happened, the need of hearing her mom’s voice and to feel her touch being impossible even though they were next to each other all along had me in tears 

i’m sorry you got this storm cloud for a daughter instead of the flowers you deserved, sorry on the days you wear the hat instead of the scarf & scared on the days you don’t, i’m sorry you didn’t get the daughter you dreamt up, the girl named for her sweetness & blooming, i’m sorry i blamed your scarf when they called me a terrorist i’m sorry i blamed your loss for the ways my life feels empty.