ms_greenwitch 's review for:

American War by Omar El Akkad

5.0

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It's clear why this ends up on lists of excellent post-apocalyptic fiction. This was intense, and the author did an excellent job of creating a lot of conflict in the mind of reader as far as right and wrong, vengeance and forgiveness. Is Sarat a hero or a villain, victim or persecutor? In many ways, this book was largely about control and the lack of control - how the actions of the few cannot be controlled and yet can affect the fate of many. Adults over children, governments over citizens, soldiers over prisoners. The narrator of the audiobook was outstanding, covering the voices of each character with ease and without being cartoonish.