Sons and Other Flammable Objects (2007) is a novel by the Iranian-American novelist Porochista Khakpour.
[3] It was also a New York Times Editor's Choice[4] and included on the Chicago Tribune's 2007 "Fall's Best" list.
[5] According to Kirkus Reviews, the characters are "caught between incompatible worlds, one past and romanticized, the other present but inaccessible.
"[6] The New York Times praised the novel for its "punchy conversation, vivid detail, sharp humor.
"[7] Grove Atlantic favorably compared it to Zadie Smith's White Teeth for its "rolling storytelling cadences and wry wit".