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A review by rowenaelizabeth
Ours Are the Streets by Sunjeev Sahota
2.0
2.5
I don't know about this one, interesting and sensitive topic that has left me thinking on the book now that I've finished it, but there was something about it I just didn't like. The main character is self-centred and paranoid both before and after his trip to afghanistan so his radicalisation doesn't seem to make much difference, he 'finds' religion but it doesn't affect the way he acts at all. This is such a complex and important subject, but I feel like this book doesn't explore it with enough depth. Living in Sheffield myself, the constant references to places I know did jolt me and draw me in, making it more real, but I doubt this would have the same effect on non-sheffield people.
I don't know about this one, interesting and sensitive topic that has left me thinking on the book now that I've finished it, but there was something about it I just didn't like. The main character is self-centred and paranoid both before and after his trip to afghanistan so his radicalisation doesn't seem to make much difference, he 'finds' religion but it doesn't affect the way he acts at all. This is such a complex and important subject, but I feel like this book doesn't explore it with enough depth. Living in Sheffield myself, the constant references to places I know did jolt me and draw me in, making it more real, but I doubt this would have the same effect on non-sheffield people.