A review by ostrowk
Planet of Clay by Samar Yazbek

"I was convinced there were things happening, puzzling things that couldn't be justified. This place might be like the world that Alice went into when she found herself in Wonderland; I said that to you before. Actually, the world wasn't at all colourful like Wonderland was. The cats vanished and didn't reappear" (117).

A gut-wrenching rendering of life under siege, by an unforgettable child narrator.