Someone Like Us - Dinaw Mengestu

Sometimes you read a book that you like a lot, but can't really find the words to describe it. Someone Like Us is that type of book. The story of Ethiopian immigrant Samuel, and Mamush, who may be his son, is shrouded in their unreliable characters. Still, there are kernels of their lives that are true...some sad, some disturbing, and some loving. The story is disconcerting as it travels back and forth in time and place, but that feeling of instability is an essential part of Samuel and Mamush's psyches. An unsettling, moving read.