A review by andrew61
In Praise of Hatred by Leri Price, Khaled Khalifa

4.0

This book would be a great place to start to learn about the origins of the Syrian crisis and how a young Muslim would become radicalised. The narrator is a young girl who is moved into her aunts household at a time when the minority government massacres sunni civilians and prisoners. Her confusion over sexuality and family leads her to fundamentalism , arrest and torture. It's an interesting read but the style, a constant stream of narrative which branches of at times is hard going, but on reflection I'm going to up it to 4 stars as I think it has a lot to say about Syrian society . Worth a read.