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1) Journalistic in tone.
2) Sorry for author's death so soon after completion of this monumental effort.
3) Since this was in many ways a memoir, wanted at least a little more of how the author ended up with a second wife and a son by the end of the book, alongside the house-refurbishment and bayt story.
4) More repetitive on some themes than necessary -- more time to edit and rewrite could have been noticeable, especially true of some of the historic characters. The repetition did help a bit with ...more
2) Sorry for author's death so soon after completion of this monumental effort.
3) Since this was in many ways a memoir, wanted at least a little more of how the author ended up with a second wife and a son by the end of the book, alongside the house-refurbishment and bayt story.
4) More repetitive on some themes than necessary -- more time to edit and rewrite could have been noticeable, especially true of some of the historic characters. The repetition did help a bit with ...more
