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A review by readtiltheworldisblurry
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
5.0
Where do I start?
I loved this family. They are all so different and wonderful and I love watching their relationships develop over time as children grow up and make decisions that the adults react to.
I love the identity crisis that many of the children go through, of being Palestinian by heritage, but never living in Palestine. How people react to their being Palestinian as something they should be ashamed of.
I love the time jumps and seeing different events through the eyes of different characters who are observing from the outside. The impact is has on them is incredibly powerful.
I have never been a fan of stories with time jumps, or large families, but I loved this book. It really made good use of those time jumps, allowing us to watch the evolution of this family in a way that made this book so unique.
I absolutely love it and encourage everyone to read this.
I loved this family. They are all so different and wonderful and I love watching their relationships develop over time as children grow up and make decisions that the adults react to.
I love the identity crisis that many of the children go through, of being Palestinian by heritage, but never living in Palestine. How people react to their being Palestinian as something they should be ashamed of.
I love the time jumps and seeing different events through the eyes of different characters who are observing from the outside. The impact is has on them is incredibly powerful.
I have never been a fan of stories with time jumps, or large families, but I loved this book. It really made good use of those time jumps, allowing us to watch the evolution of this family in a way that made this book so unique.
I absolutely love it and encourage everyone to read this.