Reviews round-up
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
by Rabih Alameddine
3 of 3 critics positive
3 reviews: 1 rave, 2 positives
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“A deeply human novel of reckoning and love”
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine: A deeply human novel of reckoning and love
Positive
Read the review ↗“chronicles a Lebanese family’s turbulent but happy lives in his ebullient latest”
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine
Positive
Read the review ↗“irresistible queer coming-of-age tale explores what it means to be truly free”
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine review – drag fabulousness in war-torn Beirut
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