Towelhead

Towelhead: A Novel by Alicia Erian

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm very eager (and also a bit anxious) to see what Alan Ball's film version of this book will be like. The story had elements of 'American Beauty' (older man/young girl, suburbia, racial issues, the military, etc) but unlike the former, young Jasira is such an innocent that I found myself cringing to read page after page of how she has been taken advantage of. The novel is written from her point of view, which makes her innocence even more realistic and brutally honest. At times I felt like I was invading her privacy, even though she is a fictional character. My heart went out to young Jasira. It's very difficult subject matter but it's worth the read.


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