A review by carter84
The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai

4.0

I have to say, I’ve read some big duds trough Amazon First Reads but The Ardent Swarm was a super pleasant surprise!
A short, very enjoyable read that’s packed with allegorical images and commentary about dictatorships, the corruption of democracy and the rise of extreme religious movements in Arabic countries without feeling overburdened or too smart for its own sake.