mierke 's review for:

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
4.0
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I am scared that I do not belong in
a Middle Eastern restaurant
in the middle of America.

I am scared that the only place
in Middle America that I belong
is a Middle Eastern restaurant.

This started out pretty generic, but there's some true power running through this that shines through towards the end. There's something very intense in the easy language Warge uses.

It is hard to think
in two languages
when your feet are freezing.