Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef

Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef

240 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced

Description

The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults hurled between drivers; the steady crescendo of horns honking; the shouts of street vendors; the television sets and radios blaring from every sidewalk. Nadia...

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Moods

reflective 86%
informative 79%
funny 43%
inspiring 39%
hopeful 25%
emotional 22%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 3%
sad 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 16%
fast 16%

Average rating

3.6

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