Nomi Eve

Interesting style. Family history interspersed with novel.

Eve's family history in fiction. Very nicely done. She draws her charactes well. The problem for me is that just when you become invested, she moves on to the next generation.

This book goes beyond what I would call lyrical. It's more like a hybrid of poetry and nonfiction and fiction, but it reads like a novel. Beautiful book.

This book is great if you want to dive into a particular character's life and meander through her childhood alongside her. We see her as an adult at the very end of the book when several decades are suddenly fast-forwarded through.

Eve's lyrical prose and historical details are what got me through the book, because there really isn't much by way of dimensional, memorable characters or plot. I did enjoy the motifs of henna and the alphabet used throughout the book.