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A review by kmcclellan220
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
3.0
Another book from Dean Morrison's shelf...I picked this one up because I read "What Is the What" (also by Dave Eggers) last summer. Similiar to that book, Zeitoun was a mostly true story of a Muslim family living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Eggers does a fine job laying out the family's history and developing the characters. Once the hurricane hits and the family is seperated, Eggers writing looses steam. The entire book was very well written, but the latter half of the book lacked the thoughtful reflection and analysis of the situation being laid out for the reader.
I finished the book and felt unsettled---if one is going to try to expose the corrpution of the US government specifically in times of natural disasters, there needs to be a bit more sympathy and cushioning. It's a hard pill to swallow, even for someone who is highly skeptical of the abuse of power of the 1%.
Overall, it was a good book and one that I would recommend. Knowledge is power!
I finished the book and felt unsettled---if one is going to try to expose the corrpution of the US government specifically in times of natural disasters, there needs to be a bit more sympathy and cushioning. It's a hard pill to swallow, even for someone who is highly skeptical of the abuse of power of the 1%.
Overall, it was a good book and one that I would recommend. Knowledge is power!