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archiek's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
fiepkesofie's review against another edition
5.0
‘wij zijn twee helften van dezelfde ziel, twee opengeslagen bladzijden van hetzelfde boek’
dinasamimi's review
4.0
Well written examination of grief and loss. Learned a lot about recent Libyan history. Storytelling felt a little disjointed at times -- found myself losing focus and getting a bit lost.
howtobebooks's review against another edition
5.0
A well deserved Pulitzer Prize for Hisham Matar, who speaks bravely about the terrible experiences his family faced under the Gaddafi regime and not knowing the fate of his diplomat father. It is gripping and terrifying to read how easy it was for the authorities to arrest and kill Libyans at will even on foreign soil and the complicity of western countries that allowed it to happen. Truly a harrowing and stirring autobiography.