A review by makealongstorycourt
A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar

emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

It was unmemorable until the last 30% of the book. The first 70% felt like any other coming of age novel, yet there wasn’t enough climax and resolution and way too much exposition for a 300 page book. It felt rushed towards the end when Nidali starts to come into her own as a Greek, Palestinian American. Her mother’s character was underdeveloped and her father’s character was all over the place - which felt intentional- but there wasn’t enough meat in the book to truly become invested in the characters as a whole family.