It doesn't matter how much you are interested in a place you still need a story to hold you, writing that grips you and characters you can believe in. Unfortunately I got none of the above from this book!
This book only managed to annoy and irritate me. The characters were so weakly described I couldn't really give a damn about what happened to them. In fact the last 30% of the book was a quick flip through, I was so bored I just couldn't be bothered to read it properly. Hence I can't really review what happened because there wasn't a story!
A shame really, I just felt this book didn't describe or explain anything successfully. It was devoid of any emotion and people were flat as pancakes. I was annoyed that the horrors of life in Gaza was having no affect on me. Normally when I read a novel based in a particular place I get transported to the time and inspired and interested in the history and politics, but not with this bilge.
Nah...not for me!
This book proves to me that if I want to find out anything about Gaza city I just have to go there...what do you reckon to my chances?!
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