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siareen 's review for:
American War
by Omar El Akkad
This was excellent. I picked it up entirely by chance after seeing it in the bookstore. I had heard nothing about it and knew nothing of it but it seemed interesting. Once I picked it up I could not put it down. This was a very dark book. It felt me with a hollow, sad feeling. One of helplessness and a little scared. I don't know what genre this is- it takes place in the US in the semi-near future and tells the story of the second american civil war. The story follows Sarat, who is six in the beginning of the story. It tells her life throughout the war- her family and what they go through. The book was riveting. It's be echoing in my head since I finished it and I have a feeling it will for a while. It touched on a lot of issues of war and hate and revenge. I am so curious to read more by this author and see what else he has to offer. And I really hope that the world does not go in the direction imagined in this book.