A review by dear_old_world
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

Wanted to read this as a social commentary on Egyptian society, which I spent a decade of my childhood in from 2003 to 2013. Unfortunately, the way the author perceives and writes about women is too triggering for me. I lived on the receiving end of that kind of lecherous male gaze for most of my formative years, I don't need a reminder of it. Such a shame - I was hoping he wouldn't be so blatantly misogynistic (and judging by the  other reviews also homophobic). I'll stick to Egyptian writers that do women justice in their fiction instead.