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Wow just wow! This was absolutely magical. A book that I will read again and again and again. I...
This richly detailed, epic novel tells the story of the Nasr family as they reunite in Beirut for...
Reading the synopsis of this book, I just knew it was going to be "my type of read". I absolutely...
This is basically a "middle-class" story with it's story of relatively elite people (some of...
Thanks so much to Bookish First and HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) for the advanced copy of The...
This book has layers upon layers and each layer is AMAZING! The depth and details in this book...
I loved this book and will never forget reading it- a unique and memorable saga that becomes...
This was a very character driven novel. There are several characters within the family who the...
Hala Alyan's writing is always so beautiful. This text focuses on the intricacies of familial...
When I started this book, I had such high hopes for it. The first impression had seemed...
I have not finished this book yet. So far it is holding my attention. I really like the...
Good book. Couldn't put it down. Cover fits into what the book is about. The blurb is still...
I always like to start my reviews by describing the book in one word and for this book, that word...
Alternating between a young woman in the first blushes of love (both with a man and performing)...
This first look had two sections, the prologue & chapter 1. They vary greatly in tone. The...
The aspect of Hala Alyan’s writing that impressed me the most was her vivid portrayals of...
"Time doesn't change; time reveals." These words, uttered by family patriarch Idris Nasr,...
“An outcry in an echo chamber isn’t much of an outcry.” Told in alternating viewpoints and...
I loved following the Nasr family and learning more about their story. It is deliciously...
This was a really beautiful book - and I really enjoyed it, following a family trying to save...
What an incredibly interesting story! At first, I wasn’t a 100% on this one because the cover is...
From that heart wrenching, empathetic prologue, "The Arsonists' City" becomes a masterfully done...
"Tonight the man will die. In some ways, the city already seems resigned to it, the Beirut dusk...
Based on the summary, this isn't usually the type of story I would gravitate towards. The story...
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