A review by whats_amelia_reading
A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

3.0

this was an interesting read. it follows an eight-year-old girl growing up in 1980s lebanon. i found it gripping how the story starts at a time of relative peace and slowly the situation worsens. it was very effective, particularly because with the open-ended conclusion.

i also liked that even though the narrator was eight years old, the writing never came across as childish.

it took me a while to get into the book but once i did i enjoyed it. there were a few times where i was confused about who some of the side characters were - i feel like they weren't really explained and it took me a few pages of reading to figure out who they were lol