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American War
by Omar El Akkad
I am very much in two minds about this. It has terrific reviews, but...
The lead character Sarat is very poorly sketched out, she is filled with hate and vengeance at the beginning, and she's filled with hate and vengeance at the end.
Is this a realistic portrayal of the sorts of hatreds that fuel civil wars? Probably, yes? But is it a compelling story, not for me.
Also you know when you read a book and it reads like a screenplay in waiting and feels like it's been written so that it can be optioned to a studio? This is one of those.
It is however quite a realistic portrayal of how society is likely to collapse in the face of the climate emergency, which... good news everyone, we're all doomed?
I think I need to read something with spaceships in next.
The lead character Sarat is very poorly sketched out, she is filled with hate and vengeance at the beginning, and she's filled with hate and vengeance at the end.
Is this a realistic portrayal of the sorts of hatreds that fuel civil wars? Probably, yes? But is it a compelling story, not for me.
Also you know when you read a book and it reads like a screenplay in waiting and feels like it's been written so that it can be optioned to a studio? This is one of those.
It is however quite a realistic portrayal of how society is likely to collapse in the face of the climate emergency, which... good news everyone, we're all doomed?
I think I need to read something with spaceships in next.