Books by Laila Lalami
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review 1: One of the best books I've ever read. I know as an author (and someone currently writing historical fiction) that world-building isn't easy; particularly when you're reaching back into the 16th century. You can't even use common metaphors! But this author managed to pull it off ...
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review 1: Got no real feeling of Morocco from the book. The conversations were rather stilted and characters either cliched or undefined. The plot was predictable. The book started with a definition of poor life and ended up even more hopeless with a look at the other end of the spectrum b...