The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria by Alia Malek

The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria

Alia Malek

12 hours, 29 minutes first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Alia Malek weaves a lyrical narrative around the history of her family's apartment building in the heart of Damascus, the many lives that crossed in the stairwell, and how the fates of her neighbors reflect the fate of her country.At the Arab Spri...

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Moods

reflective 90%
informative 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
dark 40%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Average rating

4.12

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