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A review by readtotheend
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This is the first book by Lalami I've picked up and now I'm interested to read her backlist. This story starts with the fatal hit and run of a Moroccan immigrant in a small Mojave town in California. There are multiple characters and perspectives that we follow and the audiobook has a cast which made it a wonderful listening experience. There's some family drama, a hit and run mystery and wonderful character development that makes this a really lush book. As a daughter of immigrants and small business owners, I could feel the tensions of this small town and how one incident can really highlight the underlying issues that exist within a community. I could very much relate to Nora's desire for justice and feeling quite hopeless. And then there's the story between Nora and Jeremy - both experiencing displacement in different ways. If you enjoyed A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza I think you might enjoy this one as well.