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American War
by Omar El Akkad
In a speculative future of the United States, six-year-old Sarat lives with her mother and siblings in an old shipping container in an area of Louisiana slowly being overtaken by rising sea levels. As battles in eastern Texas grow nearer their home, they evacuate to a refugee camp in Mississippi, in what is now, after the second Civil War, the Free Southern State. At Camp Patience Sarat learns the skills of survival in that place of squalor, and her loyalties grow more strongly toward the Free Southern State and the promise of vengeance.
Wow, what a time for this book to percolate to the top of my to-read list! Disease and isolation play a pretty significant role, so it was at times a rather eerie experience. That, combined with the question of loyalty and of who are the good/bad guys might make this an intriguing choice for a book discussion group. Recommended (especially in 2020!).
Wow, what a time for this book to percolate to the top of my to-read list! Disease and isolation play a pretty significant role, so it was at times a rather eerie experience. That, combined with the question of loyalty and of who are the good/bad guys might make this an intriguing choice for a book discussion group. Recommended (especially in 2020!).