I very much appreciated reading these book reviews by @qunfuz.bsky.social
People seem drawn to simple narratives, painfully simple ones, especially when discussing Syria. Even the reviews of these books reveals importance nuance.
The attraction to simplicity is a hazard.
What’s left of a revolution once it is flattened, reframed and misunderstood?
@qunfuz2 reviews five books that revisit the Syrian uprising and its aftermath, correcting a record long distorted by war and politics:
Across five books, a portrait emerges of an uprising shaped by division at home and blindness abroad
