A review by danihamreads
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

5.0

This book will shake you to the core and leave your blood boiling. A non-fiction account of how a Muslim man was treated on American soil by our government after the worst natural disaster in recent history, this story chronicles Zeitoun's experience as Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the city of New Orleans. Eggers gives an honest and factual run down of the events that followed Zeitoun's refusal to evacuate the city, up to and including his illegal and undocumented arrest and imprisonment. This is a book that should be required reading for all high school students, but never will be due to the fact that it paints our government in a less than positive light.