Reviews

El atentado by Yasmina Khadra

rsyhoon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the_book_of_nouk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

llamagirll's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

anna_scht7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

melissabeth's review against another edition

4.0

Loved this authors writing style. Could not put this book down. It is not my kind of book but it was an eye opener and I highly recommend it.

aliss_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Such a beautiful book

misspalah's review against another edition

5.0

There is no Palestinian and Israeli in this story; just tale of a human being. The inner struggle of what is right and wrong and a strong devotion towards county is what causes two states kept fighting each other. The impact of war seems to affect human who lives surrounded by the environment. This is not heavily political like some books, it's just bursting with emotions and feelings by the main character, Dr. Amin. Refuse to accept that his wife involved in suicide bombing, he seeks the truth. During his own journey, he unravel mystery of his wife and the secrets that she's harboring all this time. This story is simply amazing, to say the least.

coco1922's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

deniqd's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, from beginning to end. It was gripping, surprising, sad, interesting and amusing all at the same time.

The story of an Muslim doctor who finds himself trying to find out if his wife was, indeed, a suicide bomber, while at the same time, dealing with the consequences of her actions and death.

cec7le's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5