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The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar
This was a beautifully written book about a family fleeing war in Syria, making their way through the Middle East and across North Africa. It also weaves in a parallel story about the travels of a mapmaker in the 12th Century across the same area.
Having just read American Dirt, it was impossible for me not to compare them. They have similarities -- a family fleeing violence and trying to cross borders that have closed, a mother traveling with a child, and a child who is fascinated by maps. But, where American Dirt stumbles, this book soars. The characters feel like actual people. The situations feel real.
Having just read American Dirt, it was impossible for me not to compare them. They have similarities -- a family fleeing violence and trying to cross borders that have closed, a mother traveling with a child, and a child who is fascinated by maps. But, where American Dirt stumbles, this book soars. The characters feel like actual people. The situations feel real.