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Hala Alyan
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Hala Alyan
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"In poem after poem, there is raw emotion, straightforward storytelling, and unapologetic truth.” (NPR)
There exists, within [Alyan’s] poems, the cacophony that pervades our most intimate of relationships, a glistering sheen covering even the most banal interactions. Her poems feel as familiar as the prayers we make up in our own minds...they’re a quiet triumph, sacred and profane, and, most of all, grounded in humanity." (Nylon)
You’re Not a Girl in a Movie is a new collection of powerful poems by Hala Alyan, winner of the Arab American Book Award in Poetry and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In these nine extraordinary poems, Alyan wrestles with the intimate themes that have driven her acclaimed body of work to date: the aching loss of homeland, the image and worth of women, and the violence of love. In Beirut, Brooklyn, and roads in the American West, she unravels the effects of decades of war and displacement on love and human worth and identity. She speaks to mothers and grandmothers, past lovers and friends, and through her shimmering, wrenching glimpses of internal and political chaos, pleads for home.
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Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good read with a not so good ending.
- By Katie A Scribner on 12-26-24
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The Answer Is No
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Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator doesn’t get Backman’s satire or rhythm
- By joey1603 on 12-01-24
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It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Revelation!
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The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The actual book The Art of War, not a commentary
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When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hmm
- By Morgan Meaux on 08-22-24
By: Freida McFadden
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- Tricia Rosqvist
- 01-13-21
Enticing and Beautiful
In such a strange way, supremely relatable. Spoken with beautiful cadence that it reaches to your heart and resurfaces memories just as they play out in your mind as in times past. I feel a the more creative and cultured.
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- John Collins
- 01-12-21
Stunning, moving, emotional honest, and enduring!
This story told in deep poetry is quite powerful; and immensely personal, provocative... If you want to have a time of interspection - you will have one at the end of this audible experience. it's a story of remembrance, dignity, regret and hopes for a future. Yes, this story is her story. However, her experience and thoughts will undoubtedly lead the listener to reminisce about their own family history, upbringing faults and failures, hopes and dreams - doubts and expectations! Because of Ms. Alyan's willingness to be so transparent and "Fragile" all that hear this effort, will be all the better for it.
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- Madeline
- 09-29-21
Moving
A beautiful and moving listen. A gorgeous way to start a quiet/peaceful morning. Bless your soul with this read and allow her to open up the parts of you that you have let grow cold.
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- Carolyn C
- 02-14-22
Simply beautiful!
Beautiful and moving poetry superbly read by the poet. Kept me thinking all day. I love this and will listen many times!
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- Joy
- 12-17-23
wow!
these poems are soe incredibly moving. I say speechless for a few minutes after each. These moved me in a way poetry doesn't normally. I will probably listen to these many many times.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-17-24
Poignant. Powerful. To the Point.
INCREDIBLE! Each poem is so powerful and breathtaking (shoutout to The Gods of Beirut and In an Argument, My Love Calls Me Fragile). Not to mention an invigorating and passionate reading from the author herself which always elevates the experience. A collection that captures an accurate portrayal of our modern world, yet will undoubtedly remain timeless.
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- Marie
- 12-24-20
Wow. Just Wow.
Wow, is all I can say. I felt like I was in a smoky hole in the wall bar in the East Village, listening to poetic justice.
Will recommend this to all my friends.
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- Katie
- 05-04-21
Insanely good
Loved it al. Passionate and full of emotion. I felt so much of what she said and I loved listening to her put it al out there. Highly recommend!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-09-21
Powerful Voice
Vulnerable yet exceptionally strong as scar tissue is thicker than skin . She shared memories and reflections that most people would hesitate to write even in a private journal. I have never had any greater understanding of the Arabic refugee experience than the way her poems sink in.
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- Belle Bre
- 01-29-21
Deep- If you lived this type of Life
I was moved to tears. My soul knew exactly how she felt. A very true experience.
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