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eissa

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1. Just finished "The Yacoubian Building"

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2015, 12:58 PM

Jul 2015

Any book that has been banned has to be good, right?!

It definitely was a good read, lifting the veil (so to speak) on modern life in Egypt. Like any repressive society, Egyptians prefer to keep their "dirty laundry" (homosexuality, corruption, promiscuity, harassment, terrorism, etc.) hidden. The book reveals what most students of modern Middle Eastern regimes know; neglect the people and they will resort to various means to either eke out a living, or make sense of their predicament. Some work within the system, tweaking the laws to survive, others go outside of it.

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, July 5, 2015? I'll start... [View all] hermetic Jul 2015 OP

Just finished "The Yacoubian Building" eissa Jul 2015 #1

That sounds REALLY interesting. hermetic Jul 2015 #2

Hello everyone! Thank you for starting this thread, hermetic! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #3

Hi, Enthusiast! I'm very happy to hear that you liked "Safe From the Sea"! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #6

Thanks for starting the thread, hermetic. I loved The Dog Stars and Peter Heller's writing. japple Jul 2015 #4

Hi, japple. I agree, River Thieves does require a fair amount of concentration. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #7

Thank you so much for starting the thread! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #5

I'm sorry to hear you were having such a difficult day. A sick dog too! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #8

My dog seems much better today. He's almost 15 years old, and he was having the same trouble with scarletwoman Jul 2015 #9

I share your dismay at the cultural genocide that the Chinese have visited on the Tibetan people. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #10

Plugging away... ananda Jul 2015 #11

Sorry to take so long to reply hermetic Jul 2015 #12