Stories of four different immigrants we meet on a zodiac boat going from Morocco to Spain. Even though this book is short, it reads even faster than I expected. Makes me want to check out other writings by Lalami. I can guess what she was trying to get across by giving the two people who failed to immigrate to Spain happier endings than the two who did make it, but I wonder how those ideas have evolved, & also what she has to say about how the world has evolved (or de-evolved) over the past 20 years. This book reminds me of The Warmth of Other Suns, not only because of the descriptions of journeys, but also because of the descriptions of working & unemployment (& underemployment). It also reminds me of Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Refugees, & also the anthology he edited, The Displaced. Can't wait to discuss this in book club!