The writing style and overall structure of the book reminded me of Netflix’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” Similar to “Glass Onion,” the book’s scenes unfold and are then revisited later in the ...

Matar’s new novel, the ambitious and poignant “My Friends,” is his first book about Libyans without the figure of the persecuted father. The protagonist, Khaled, is a young man who leaves ...