A review by leilatre
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

4.0

A book about the residents of a single apartment/office building in Cairo (crossing class, religion and sexual preference lines). The number of characters and the jumps from one narrative to another made it a little hard to follow (especially on the Kindle), but I found the primary characters to be interesting and well-rounded. I found the character who evolved from a young, naive aspiring policeman into a radical Islamicist particularly compelling. Coupled with watching The Square about the 2011 revolution, I feel like I have much better insight into modern Egypt.