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A review by joabroda
Horses of God by Mahi Binebine, Lulu Norman
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
A book that is short enough to read in one sitting, but so emotionally charged that I couldn't do that. Just a few pages at a time for me.
On May 16, 2003, 14 Islamist suicide bombers descended on Casablanca. Mahi Binebine fictionalized this tragic event and tells a story using one voice, the voice of a 16 year old who was one of the suicide bombers. Yachine tells his story from the grave, as he waiting for the angels to take him to paradise.
Yachine show us his life in the slums of Sidi Moumen and he tells of the events that led up to him walking away from his life, in hopes of finding something better on the other side.
As I said, an emotional read that probably is not for everyone. I read another of Moumen's books Welcome to Paradise . He is an author who knows his subject matter and brings his characters so close to your heart, but beware gentle readers, your heart will be broken.
On May 16, 2003, 14 Islamist suicide bombers descended on Casablanca. Mahi Binebine fictionalized this tragic event and tells a story using one voice, the voice of a 16 year old who was one of the suicide bombers. Yachine tells his story from the grave, as he waiting for the angels to take him to paradise.
Yachine show us his life in the slums of Sidi Moumen and he tells of the events that led up to him walking away from his life, in hopes of finding something better on the other side.
As I said, an emotional read that probably is not for everyone. I read another of Moumen's books Welcome to Paradise . He is an author who knows his subject matter and brings his characters so close to your heart, but beware gentle readers, your heart will be broken.