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American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
by Monica Hesse
I don't think I would have even picked this up if it weren't a buddy read with some online book club friends. I felt like this string of arsons that "captivated the nation" should have come up on my radar at some point, but I never even heard about it! Either the reach was overemphasized, or I'm just not that into the news. Whoops.
Anyhow, even if you weren't captivated by the initial events, this non-fiction look at these events will indeed captivate. Hesse does a great job bringing you into the story from the arsonist's point of view, as well as that of the firefighters and policemen. It feels like it shouldn't be real, but it is, and that's what makes it all the more enticing.
Anyhow, even if you weren't captivated by the initial events, this non-fiction look at these events will indeed captivate. Hesse does a great job bringing you into the story from the arsonist's point of view, as well as that of the firefighters and policemen. It feels like it shouldn't be real, but it is, and that's what makes it all the more enticing.