Final post

In the country of men is a great book written by Hisham Matar. The book focuses on a boy named Suleiman who is nine years old. Suleiman is growing up in Libya with his parents who aren't particularly close and his father is very distant. his parents were forced to marry when his mom was only 14 so they never grew really close and she often drinks heavily when Baba (Suleiman's father). Baba is often on "business trips" where he is believed to be participating in illegal activities correlated to a movement trying to fight the totalitarian government now in Libya. Suleiman's next door neighbor is Kareem who is three years older then Suleiman but they are still very close friends. Kareem's father is a very good friend of Baba's and is a senior member of the Mokhabarat, Baba is a also a member of this group. Kareem's father gets dragged away by the police and Baba goes on the run. Kareem's father gets executed on Television and Suleiman watches the entire thing so his parents aren't very careful with what Suleiman sees. Baba also gets caught but is spared of his life, he is no longer affiliated with the group he got in trouble with and this ends up bringing the entire family back together. Overall this was a pretty good book although it was hard for me to relate because I am living in a totally different society and situation.