✨Midnight in the Stacks: My Friends by Hashim Matar

This is my first time reading Hisham Matar and it won't be my last!

MY FRIENDS
Hisham Matar

This is my first time reading Hisham Matar and it won't be my last.

In MY FRIENDS we are following Khaled over the course of his lifetime. From his young life and then to separating himself from his family, becoming a protestor, and then beginning a new life amidst a personal tragedy. All along the way, and to varying degrees, he has his friends, and the book is as much about them as it is about Khaled.

I once was told that sometimes two people can receive or download an idea for a book at the same time. This book, MY FRIENDS, could only have been written by Matar at this time with his experiences and his mastery of language.

It could only have been written from a place of understanding and gratitude. A thankfulness for life and those you spend living it with.

MY FRIENDS is unique in its origination. Matar carries language differently and expresses himself uniquely so. Every third sentence was an aha moment. I was struck by his insightfulness and won over by his clarity of thought.

MY FRIENDS is about the important role your friends play in your life. How sometimes friendships can be far more significant than others. Especially at times when we can be more impressionable than is personally safe.

MY FRIENDS is filled with romantic notions of dying for what you believe in, living for what you'd die for, and writing like your soul is on fire.

I loved this book and felt inspired to investigate Matar’s backlist. Have you heard of Hisham Matar? You have now! MY FRIENDS comes out tomorrow where books are sold. You should pick it up!

Thanks to Netgalley, Random House Publishing Group - Random House, and Random House for the advanced copy and for putting this on my radar!

MY FRIENDS…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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