I really really enjoyed the plot and the concept of this book. But I wish it was a little less obvious with the messages of women's rights, intimate partner violence, the pressure men - especially immigrant men - feel to provide, etc. Maybe it's because I work on these issues, but I felt like these messages could have been a lot stronger if they were more nuanced and less straightforward - "show, don't tell," I guess. I also felt that in trying to draw parallels between women's experiences, especially mothers and daughters, the author made many of the female characters too similar. One of the best endings to a book I've ever read, though. It will stick with me for a long time.