The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between

Hisham Matar

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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From the author of In the Country of Men, a Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, comes a beautifully written, uplifting memoir of his journey home to his native Libya in search of the truth behind his father's disappea...

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Moods

emotional 84%
sad 78%
informative 74%
reflective 72%
challenging 52%
dark 50%
tense 34%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 23%
fast 6%

Average rating

4.23

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