comment on the author's style?

The novel’s prose is generally direct and accessible, which serves to highlight a sense of humanity and empathy regarding the characters’ traumatic experiences. The novel highlights the emotional tribulations of the characters without a sense of dramatic embellishment, thereby allowing the reader to observe and understand the horrors that many refugees face. For example, a pivotal plot point is the death of Nuri and Afra’s son. This event is deeply traumatic for the two bereaved parents, and it even causes trauma-induced blindness in Afra: “It wasn’t the bomb that blinded me. I saw Sami die. And that’s when it all went black” (212). The prose and dialogue serve to highly the humanity and trauma of the characters’ experiences, which are representative of the hardships faced by many refugees.