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From the bestselling author of The Swallows of Kabul comes this timely and haunting novel that powerfully illuminates the devastating human costs of terrorism.
Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Arab-Israeli surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. As an admired and respected member of his community, he has carved a space for himself and his wife, Sihem, at the crossroads of two troubled societies. Jaafari?s world is abruptly shattered when Sihem is killed in a suicide bombing.
As evidence mounts that Sihem could have been responsible for the catastrophic bombing, Jaafari begins a tortured search for answers. Faced with the ultimate betrayal, he must find a way to reconcile his cherished memories of his wife with the growing realization that she may have had another life, one that was entirely removed from the comfortable, modern existence that they shared.
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Fiction describing the Truth and Pain - just like a true story! -  |
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In THE ATTACK, which viscerally details the prolonged detonation of just such a bombing, Yasmina Khadra has taken the brave (perhaps even brazen) approach of turning the wretchedness of generations-old enmity into very personalized fiction. The book does not take any particular sides; it merely lays out events and lets readers form their own opinion on each scenario.
Even though, this book is a fiction, many readers can think this book "based on a true story" because of the way the writer described the pain and truth. Even the characters like Sihem, or her loving husband Amin who cannot get over his sudden loss, so strong is his love for her, as well as his confusion over the whole issue, seemed to be real - forces me to identify with them while they breathe life into the novel, yet also at the same time making the story all the more tragic because of that very authenticity factor. Definitely this book is highly recommended and you will enjoy every minute of it. |
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I'm unclear as to why everyone is raving about this book. I found myself skipping paragraphs, dismayed by cliches in copy (he actually used "avoided like the plague") and character (the seemingly content woman who finds the need to make her life mean so much more).
Make no mistake about it. While this book offers the pretense of providing deep insight into a complex situation (I hate the arrogance of this in any writer) and claims to show two sides of the troubles in Israel, it is extremely pro-Palestinian. |
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I can't say I enjoyed this book, because the subject matter was so sad. Read it for book club, and I do appreciate the writing and characters because they were so well done. |
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I could not put it down once I started. It is very riveting and made for a greater understanding of a complex issue. |
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A short, powerful, extraordinarily well-written book - |
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Yasmina Khadra is the nom de plume of Mohammed Moulessehoul. This Algerian army officer wrote under this female name because he feared censorship due to his position. He revealed himself in 2001 after an already impressive body of work.
What can I say that the others reviewers haven't already said? "The Attack" is a short, powerful, extraordinarily well-written book. Protagonist Amin Jaafari, an Arab surgeon raised within Israel's borders, has worked hard to overcome stereotypes throughout his career. He's obtained his surgical residency and is by all accounts a top-notch emergency room doctor. Now, his wife is slowly revealed to be a suicide bomber, a fact he cannnot get his arms around. As the facts and evidence pile up, the latent feelings of his peers rise quickly to the surface. Writer Moulessehoul takes us on chilling trips into Jenin and Ramallah. The details of these gripping passages tell me that the book could not have been written without the author himself walking those same steps. These are the best parts of a uniformly outstanding novel. |
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