
House of Stone
A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
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Narrated by:
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Neil Shah
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By:
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Anthony Shadid
When Anthony Shadid—one of four New York Times reporters captured in Libya as the region erupted—was freed, he went home, not to Boston, Beirut, or Oklahoma, where he was raised by his Lebanese American family, but to an ancient estate built by his great-grandfather, a place filled with memories of a lost era when the Middle East was a world of grace, grandeur, and unexpected departures. For two years previous, Shadid had worked to reconstruct the house and restore his spirit after both had weathered war. Now the author of the award-winning Night Draws Near tells the story of the house’s re-creation, revealing its mysteries and recovering the lives that have passed through it. Shadid juxtaposes past and present as he traces the house’s renewal along with his family’s flight from Lebanon and resettlement in America. House of Stone is an unforgettable memoir of the world’s most volatile landscape and the universal yearning for home.
Anthony Shadid (1968-2012), an unparalleled chronicler of the human stories behind the news, gained attention and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, for his front-page reports in the Washington Post from Iraq. He was the only American reporter there who spoke Arabic. As the senior Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, he earned his second Pulitzer.
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Critic reviews
The narrator butchered the story
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Would you try another book from Anthony Shadid and/or Neil Shah?
Probably not.What could Anthony Shadid have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
I found it difficult to stay engaged with the story. I suspect that people with more knowledge and familiarity with the area and the issues would find it more enlightening.Would you listen to another book narrated by Neil Shah?
Only if the character's voice were actually supposed to have an accent. Since Anthony Shadid was from Oklahoma Shah's voice made the author's identity confusing for me.If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Maybe--likely not. And I am an avid movie goer.Wanted it to be better
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Would you consider the audio edition of House of Stone to be better than the print version?
I benefit from audiobooks when much is in another language, or another accent from standard English. This Arabic-rich book is all the better for me. How else would I know how to say all these names, people, places, Arabic words?Plus, the humor comes across wonderfully with the narration. Neil Shah gets the characters in Shadid's village just right. I hope it was fun to produce and perform.
Have you listened to any of Neil Shah’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is my first Neil Shah narration.Funny, poignant, sad
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What made the experience of listening to House of Stone the most enjoyable?
A poignant and mostly optimistic story about the importance of history and place told through the experience of renovating an old home in Lebanon. For anyone who has ever dealt with contractors, it was also quite humorous with solid character development and vivid description of surroundings. The story reminds the reader of a once dignified and peaceful Middle East long ravaged by war. The renovation of the house is a metaphor for the possibilities of regaining some of that once proud history and the satisfaction derived from making the effort, however hard, to do so.An unexpected pleasure
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Bit depressing
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