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suzilou1101's review
4.0
This book was incredibly hard to read. Then I made the mistake of googling Zeitoun to see what became of the family after this book was published.
aquint's review
4.0
Very interesting and sad. It's unbelievable how a disaster of that magnitude can cause such degradation so quickly within our systems of order. It's disappointing how terribly humans treat one another. It also made me realize how easily I tune out the news because there was a lot I did not know about Katrina.
coleycole's review
5.0
This book is great -- I just really love the two main characters, Kathy and Zeitoun. Going to use this with a group of incarcerated teenagers this month, we'll see how it goes.
mlz's review
4.0
We have friends who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina; they both worked for the US Coast Guard and he headed up operations that dropped food and water to those in need and pulled people off roofs. The stories they told us about people killed and the lawlessness within New Orleans seemed unbelievable. After all, this is the United States of America. But after reading this book, I believe everything our friends told us. This book tells the story of one family’s experience during the aftermath of Katrina. It’s disturbing and eye-opening. Thanks Jean Lawyer for loaning me this book. I give it 4 of 5 stars. It was that good. But then I Googled what’s happening now with the Zeitoun family, who was the focus of the book. I probably shouldn’t have. It’s really good book. I’ll leave it at that.
alittleflea's review
5.0
This book was so compelling, I read it within a week. Not only does Eggers give you an honest account of the days following Hurricane Katrina, but he also raises the question of the behavior of soldiers who were fresh off their tour of duty in Iraq sent to keep the peace in New Orleans at that time, and the racism that Zeitoun experienced at their hands. The hopelessness of Zeitoun's experience is one that will have you covering your face but peeking between your fingers to read the next page.