Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS by Azadeh Moaveni

Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS

Azadeh Moaveni

352 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics religion challenging informative slow-paced
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An account of thirteen women who joined, endured, and, in some cases, escaped life in the Islamic State—based on years of immersive reporting by a Pulitzer Prize finalist.Among the many books trying to understand the terrifying rise of ISIS, none ...

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Moods

informative 89%
challenging 67%
dark 47%
reflective 47%
sad 43%
emotional 30%
tense 15%
adventurous 4%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 32%
fast 2%

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