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House of Stone Review from Dave Eggers

In House of Stone, Reviews

“Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it’s written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz — and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don’t want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth  with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did.” — Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What

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    anna_lamadda: #lacasadipietra di #anthonyshadid è un libro DA LEGGERE. Un ottimo consiglio di @robertosaviano
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    beatnikjourno: Yes. RT @jessradio Remembering #MarieColvin and #AnthonyShadid today on #InternationalPressFreedomDay. Two great journalists we lost.
    70 months ago
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    ShadiElkarra: RT @camanpour: Deeply honored to receive the #AnthonyShadid award for journalism at Tuesday April 16 @AAIUSA Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards in DC.
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    ojsutton: RT @camanpour: Deeply honored to receive the #AnthonyShadid award for journalism at Tuesday April 16 @AAIUSA Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards in DC.
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