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sarahreadstoomuch's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Rape
vani_in_wonderland_'s review
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Wedding Song is a tale of love, deceit and death set in the backdrop of a theatrical play. Abbas, the playwright wrote something that has got people wondering if it's all fiction or carries morsels of sinister truth within. Told from four, stream of consciousness like perspectives, it reflects how different reality is for each. Through these people, it tells how over the time, something that was once beautiful changes into ugliness, love transforms into hate, idealism takes the form of debauchery.
The back and forth in time in each section is confusing in the beginning but as the novel progresses the picture becomes clearer and in the last section it takes into the mind of an artist. My personal favourite!
Wedding Song does and speaks a lot for a short novel.
The back and forth in time in each section is confusing in the beginning but as the novel progresses the picture becomes clearer and in the last section it takes into the mind of an artist. My personal favourite!
Wedding Song does and speaks a lot for a short novel.
albxghli's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
monamd's review against another edition
5.0
Such a great book. It is my first time reading a book by Naguib Mahfouz. The Wedding Song tells the same story from four points of view. Abbas the writer has written a play based on real events. So everyone got confused between fiction and reality.
it is so beautifully written I loved it so much.
it is so beautifully written I loved it so much.
nourbassiouny's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Five stars and kisses on both front and back cover
fajrbastaki's review
4.0
Abbas Younis' play has finally been bought by the Al-Hilali theatre company and his life-long dream of becoming a playwright is about to come true.
But the plot of the play seems all too familiar. In writing about his parents and the theatre company that brought them together, has Abbas revealed himself as a murderer.
Written in the style of stream-of-consciousness, the short novel in four chapters explores the themes of good vs evil and art vs reality by presenting the narrative through the eyes of four different characters.
An enjoyable short read. Recommended.
But the plot of the play seems all too familiar. In writing about his parents and the theatre company that brought them together, has Abbas revealed himself as a murderer.
Written in the style of stream-of-consciousness, the short novel in four chapters explores the themes of good vs evil and art vs reality by presenting the narrative through the eyes of four different characters.
An enjoyable short read. Recommended.
surabhichatrapathy's review
3.0
The theatre is the background, the play and reality continue to overlap confusing the characters and the reader. The same story is narrated by different characters from the play, each adding their perspective, their woes to the mix. Story of love, deciet and death. A short but theatrical read
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