Reviews

السكرية by Naguib Mahfouz

hafious's review against another edition

4.0

A worthy end to a great trilogy. It isn't the best book out of the three but it's fascinating to see how much the family has changed over the course of these three books; for starters each member gets to dictate their own lives compared to back in Palace Walk where Al-Sayyid Ahmad made every decision for them. You feel like you're growing up with the characters and their story seems somewhat familiar to the stories of our own families. The only major gripe I had was that Kamal seems to have not developed much as a character and his perpetual indecision is infuriating. Overall, I enjoyed this book and it was an easy read at around 300 pages.

fatma_ahli's review against another edition

5.0

كم هو مؤلم فراق الأسرة بعد شيخوختها..

paradaisboi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

haifa_e's review against another edition

5.0

من اين ابدأ
علي القول بأن نجيب محفوظ لم يصل الى هذا المستوى من فراغ فشتان بين كتاب اليوم وكتب نجيب محفوظ
قبل ان انهي هذا الكتاب طلبت المجموعة الكاملة لاعماله ..

cinnamon_girl9's review against another edition

4.0

"إن مصاحبةَ أسرة حتّى شَيخوختها لما يُحزن."

آه والله يُحزن جداً كمان، راح أحس بفراغ من بعدهم..
كانت رحلة حلوة تمنيتها ما تخلص.

emmc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

alexniehans's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

xanadu_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

amatullah's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed the writing style and being completely immersed in the Cairo/Egypt of the 1920/1945. Most of the story could be easily placed in today’s Egypt.
Now I need to catch up with volumes 1 and 2!

krobart's review against another edition

2.0

See my review here:

https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/review-1665-sugar-street/