As usual, Soueif fills a void that was in need to be be addressed. With the position of Egypt in both the Middle East and World politics, reactions to the revolution varied from one end of the spectrum to the other and questions abound. As time goes by, more and more analysis is published, but sadly more often than none, it is the analysis of people who were never on the ground and don't have an insider understanding of the factors and issues at play.
For the world to have a better understanding of the actions that led to this revolution, the pains and suffering the Egyptian people had endured for over 30 years and the diplomatic, political, economic and social ailments this regime had created, reading this book is a must to gain a rational intelectual insider record. It also offers an account of the crimes, legal and physical, the military has committed within the last year.
I highly recommend it