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noodle0603 's review for:
American War
by Omar El Akkad
about a second American Civil War that takes place at the end of the 21st century, basically as a result of changes to the economy/landscape/etc due to climate change. the book tried to capture 1) similarities to the real Civil War with the North/South divide and 2) similarities to modern Middle Eastern wars and the development of terrorists. The South, seceding from a climate change standpoint, doesn't make all that much sense otherwise. Re point #2, it was clear that Sarat being the plague bomber was where the book was headed all along, which made it less fun/more predictable to read. There were other cliches/obvious allusions that I found unnecessary... Overall this book takes a fresh idea and then kind of mangles it, but I can see why it got a lot of buzz because of the climate change element. It will be interesting to read the formal online reviews...