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A review by _rusalka
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
3.0
What a packed little book. So many issues squished in here. Religion, class, sexual politics, love, sibling relationships, fundamentalism, sexual assault, colonialism, corruption, homosexuality, jihadism, modern Egyptian politics.
I feel like there is so much going on in 250pp, that some topics aren't quite done justice. Some storylines are dealt with in a way that make me a little uncomfortable (could be a cultural difference here) and rub me the wrong way.
Other stories made me gasp, or wildly happy, or just struck me as beautiful even if I didn't quite understand. It's a busy little book, that will have a story or two to strike you too.
I feel like there is so much going on in 250pp, that some topics aren't quite done justice. Some storylines are dealt with in a way that make me a little uncomfortable (could be a cultural difference here) and rub me the wrong way.
Other stories made me gasp, or wildly happy, or just struck me as beautiful even if I didn't quite understand. It's a busy little book, that will have a story or two to strike you too.