A review by wayneg
The Republic of False Truths by Alaa Al Aswany

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Melodramatic, almost soap operatic in its style and scope, this is a chilling story of how the Egyptian revolution was curtailed by the army. It’s best at drawing a vivid and different cast of characters, although the enthusiasm of the young is too clearly going to be crushed by disappointment. The depressing part of this is how all the characters come to believe that Egypt is Egypt because its population simply lacks the character to create a society that is neither corrupt or tolerant of inequality