Quickie Book Review: Chicago by Alaa Al Aswany
What it’s about: Serious Egyptian college students in America ponder their future in a post 9-11 America
Why it’s good: Shows multi-faceted face of Egyptian society and gives a peek into Egyptian culture, particulalry in the face of xenophobic Americans. Also tackles womens’ issues in Egypt.
Why it’s bad: Has several indistinguishable characters and no seeming ending goal, making the reader feel deprived, author dismisses all Zionism as evil, even though Jews are supposedly “ok”
Moral of the book: Don’t judge all Middle Easterners in America; we are all human; people have the government they deserve