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Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami
Drawing from her own experiences as a Moroccan immigrant living in the States, in Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America Laila Lalami presents us with an impassioned and thoughtful social commentary. With piercing clarity, she touches upon Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism, and sexism. She reflects on the many flaws and conditions of citizenship, specifically American citizenship,…
1st pov, 2000s, 2010s, 4 STARS, America, American dream, belonging, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, books about writers, Conditional Citizens, Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America, cultural dissonance, ESSAYS, female authors, history, identity, Islam, Laila Lalami, MEMOIR, migration/immigration, Moroccan American author, morocco, Nonfiction, politics, published in 2020, RACE, read in 2022, reading, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, social issues -
The Other Americans : Book Review
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami ★★✰✰✰ 2.5 stars (rounded down) I’m really disappointed by this book. It tells a predictable and unevenly paced story which focuses on flat stereotypes whose different point of views merge into one indistinguishable passive voice. Not a bad novel but…far from good. If you haven’t read novels similar to…
2.5 STARS, Adult, America, American, American dream, Booklr, Contemporary, cultural dissonance, drama, family, female authors, GRIEF, intergenerational, Laila Lalami, LITERARY FICTION, migration/immigration, Moroccan American author, morocco, RACE, REVIEW, SMALL TOWN, social issues, The Other Americans
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