by Rabih Alameddine
BR with my dear friend SofiaAnother brilliant book by Rabih Alameddine. One of the most educational novel I've ever read. A beautiful sophisticated prose, a very dominant narrative, a very Rabih's nature in Aaliya's POV. My second book by the author with a female first person POV but it is TOTALLY d...
I expected this to be overwhelming and with a strong underlying message, but it was rather over the top and failed to get under my skin as I had hoped.
--An Unnecessary WomanAcknowledgments
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine is a memorable character study of 72 year old Aaliya, an extreme introvert who is obsessed with literature and who lives virtually as a recluse in her home in Beirut, Lebanon. The book is challenging to read. Nevertheless, regardless of the challenges, someth...
I stared reading this in e-book format a while back and just wasn't in the mood for an introspective novel. Plus there are just some novels I need to read in actual book form and though I set it aside I knew this was a book that I would probably love at some point or another. So it proved. This is ...
Meh... 2.5 Stars.
An Unnecessary Woman made me deeply sad for the way the world is going. But it's beautiful, and Aaliya is a dear and memorable creation. http://expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2014/07/an-unnecessary-woman-third-july-meme.html
I love this woman, much as she claims to be unloveable. I enjoyed being in Aaliya's company, listening to her story. I enjoyed hearing her curse the books with epiphanies, and I saw her own epiphany coming from a long way away, but I loved it. Her ruminations were invitations to me to think about...
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