are universal, I find it somewhat offensive she refers to Kek's homeland simply as Africa for much of the book. While it's a nice sentiment to believe feelings of loss, fear, the struggle to belong, etc.
The loss and fear, the struggle to belong, the hopes for the future: that’s all part of the process, no matter where you’re from." (. I found an interview with Applegate addressing this where she responds with, "Although I did very specific research, it seemed to me that many aspects of the refugee experience are universal. While I found the book compelling, my big complaint about it is that the reader doesn't learn Kek is from Sudan until maybe about halfway through the book. For starters, I think I should start a tag called something like, "Books about refugees and/or people of color from war torn countries written by white women" because for some reason lately I have been coming across more and more books that would fall under this genre (The Breadwinner author, I'm looking at you).
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