embaranovich 's review for:

American War by Omar El Akkad

1.0

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I waited months for this at my local library, so imagine my disappointment when I actually hated the book. The concept of a Second Civil War over fossil fuels was fascinating, but the world the author built just seemed flat. The characters were one dimensional and stereotypical, and the dialogue was just awful. A ton of shitty things happened to Sarat, but since her character never felt real, I didn't care. Glad to be done.
Also- where did the south keep getting fossil fuel? If the majority of the world turned to solar power, how was the war not over sooner? I would love an explanation because it just didn't make sense, and was never explained.