Name: Revolution 2.0
ISBN: 9780547773988

Wael Ghonim

a memoir and call to action

Revolution 2.0

Wael Ghonim's memoir of the Egyptian Revolution was definitely powerful. Much of the book is told through the lens of Facebook and how social media influenced the revolution. This is accomplished embedding status updates as they appeared on Facebook. These snapshots of Facebook updates were fascinating and a crucial component of the memoir, but I thought the technique sometimes disrupted the narrative flow. As social media continues to impact the world's social revolutions, it will be interesting to see how memoirs and other texts recount its real-time involvement. 

The last 100 pages or so are gripping. The emotion and passion conveyed here were absolutely palpable. The text is translated from Arabic, and sometimes the translated text can seem very matter-of-fact. Nonetheless, the story is one that is fresh and definitely engaging.

Revolution 2.0 a memoir and call to action

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