This book is beautiful... The prose is gorgeous, and the story is compelling. There are so many lines in the story that are achingly stunning. I wish I could take Kaveh Akbar's brain and steal his brilliant thoughts. My main problem with this book was the pacing and the lack of passion I felt for the main character. I love to feel things about a protagonist, even if that's anger or frustration, but unfortunately, I feel pretty ambivalent about Cyrus, which is a shame. I loved hearing bits and pieces of his parent's stories and his uncle's story. Really moving.