Review by WestIndie001 -- My Trip to Adele

[WestIndie001]

[Following is a volunteer review of "My Trip to Adele" by A.I.Alyaseer, R.I.Alyaseer.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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My Trip to Adele is about three individuals from different parts of the world, all of whom are huge fans of Adele’s music. It begins with Elias in Rome, who decides to travel to Marrakesh, Morocco after he is told by a fortuneteller to go to El-Fnaa Square to find what he's looking for. There, he seeks out Malika, the girl he had fallen in love with years ago. In Las Vegas, we have Yaser, who’s currently seeing a counselor with his wife Miriam. Their marriage is failing. The counselor advises them to find a fond memory of one another to help restore their relationship. In Amman, Jordan, Nadia, a single mother, plans to take her son to see Adele in concert, and she isn’t going to let conflicts with her job and ex-husband stand in her way.

The stories of these three characters are told through first-person as they all make it a mission to see Adele perform in Verona, Italy. Each of the chapters are titled after an Adele song and are cleverly themed after her song lyrics. What’s interesting is that the three main characters are of different cultures, religions, and backgrounds. It shows how the singer Adele has touched people all-over the world, no matter which god a person believes in, no matter what language they speak. This was probably the message R.I. Alyaseer and A.I. Alyaseer were looking to get across. Or, perhaps this book was just an ode to Adele. If that’s the case, then the Alyaseers succeeded and did a beautiful job.

These aren’t trite, melodramatic, love-related stories in this book, they’re situations with much realism, as with each individual’s narrative, you’ll get a good sense and understanding of their struggles. The stories are simply told well. The Alyaseers will help you understand Elias’s love for Malika, though it wasn’t an acceptable kind of love (I don’t want to spoil anything). You may be able to relate to Yaser’s honest and harsh reasons for falling out of love with Miriam. You’ll start to admire Nadia, and how her love for her only child helps her to become stronger, bolder, and more independent.

In My Trip to Adele, the settings are considerably characters in the book as well. You’ll get a feel for Las Vegas, the city of sins and pleasures, Rome and its rich, ancient history, El-Fnaa Square in Marrakesh, which has its own sins and pleasures. But, at times I felt the characters’ narratives had more explaining and less personality and mood, in other words, descriptions felt impersonal. That’s just a minor gripe I had with the book, which didn’t really ruin it for me.

I didn’t think I’d do this, being that I’m only a casual Adele fan, but I give My Trip to Adele 4 out of 4 stars. I would recommend this to any one, Adele fan or not. The ending of this book wasn’t happy nor tragic, but satisfying and real. I found the characters to be likeable and engaging, despite their flaws and moments of selfishness. A reader could feel the passion the Alyaseers had when writing this. It was an engrossing tale, brilliantly crafted from the lyrics of Adele. I haven’t read something like this in a long time. Why isn’t this book more popular?

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[Titus Michael]

More like giving a detailed story at the first paragraph of your review, but its still OK. Nice review.

[Jan Moraa Onsomu]

I like your review, having just read the book myself! And I agree-Adele fan or not, this is a must-read! And it could well be the next bestseller out there.

[Naval Aulakh]

The review is very good. I have read this book and enjoyed reading it ?