Owusu has a such a poignant writing voice. The writing was lyrical and smooth. Owusu's memoir touches on topics of identity - racial and cultural, womanhood, home, personal growth and trauma. All of this is tied into earthquakes and everything that comes with them. Owusu writes, “An earthquake is trauma and vulnerability: the earth’s, mine, yours. An earthquake is the ground breaking and the heart breaking.” You can tell Owusu had a deep connection with her father and this shown throughout the story. Owusu's life was crazy to read about, I can't imagine some of the things she had to go through. The way the book was segmented was unique and I enjoyed it a lot.