Koolaids: The Art of War
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312186932 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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He also includes news reports which, when juxtaposed with the situations of his characters, makes us see by just how far those not living the horror can miss the truth. To make his point, Alameddine freely cites thinkers whose takes on life and death he finds laughably wanting. Durbin, Univ. . War, death, sex in a morally empty and meaningless world?when mixed on Alameddine's palette, they make for fascinating reading. Immediate, pitched, and frightening to read, this work is recommended for larger public and academic libraries.?Roger W. From Library Journal Alameddine is a respected painter who brings great visual skill to his first literary work. of Akron, OHCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. The novel is really an effectively conceived
A Customer said A flawed masterpiece. KOOLAIDS is Rabih Alameddine's first novel, and it shows. It is chock full of quite serious flaws: The voices of the various characters are indistinguishable. The characters themselves are almost indistinguishable, and one often has to turn back to earlier sections for clues to who is speaking at any particular time. The author indulges in many affectations, such as his habit of ending segments with a separate,. Original and insightful novel. For any gay man who participated in gay/queer communities in the late 1980's, reading "Koolaids" will be like experiencing a long, accurate and precise memory of those furious and painful times (details of life during the epidemic are interspersed with vignettes about war-era Beirut. Trust me - it works.) "Koolaids" is not just a good book. It is angry (Remember when people were angry? Ah, what a lark!), funny,. "Incredible cross cultural experience" according to A Customer. I received this book as a birthday gift. As a Lebanese person, I found this book extremely enlightening and charming. It was everything I always felt, since I shared with the author a similar experience of growing up during the war times in Beirut. This book brought back old memories that are both painful and joyful.Mr Alameddine's style is impeccable. You fly from character to character, from reality to dreams
An extraordinary literary debut, this book is about the AIDS epidemic, the civil war in Beirut, death, sex, and the meaning of life. Daring in form as well as content, Koolaids turns the traditional novel inside out and hangs it on the clothesline to air.