michella_eh 's review for:

American War by Omar El Akkad

3.0

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Fascinating concept, mediocre execution. This book could have been brilliant but instead was a bit of a slog. The author had important things to say about the nature and stupidity of war and what it does to people and what it makes people do to each other. And, the concept of a second American Civil War waged during an environmental crisis felt frighteningly realistic.

Unfortunately the characters only occasionally felt three dimensional. The narrative structure undermined any suspense the plot may have had, and did nothing to keep me engaged.