The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan

The Twenty-Ninth Year

Hala Alyan

96 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In Islamic and Western tradition, age twenty-nine is a milestone, a year of transformation and upheaval. For Hala Alyan, this is a year in which the past—memories of family members, old friends and past lovers, the heat of another land, another la...

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Moods

reflective 85%
emotional 81%
dark 38%
challenging 36%
sad 20%
tense 11%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

fast 45%
medium 35%
slow 18%

Average rating

3.93

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