A review by librarian_lisa_22
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

4.0

Through most of the book I thought "This is a three-star book." The characters felt cartoonish, the plot overwrought. I was fascinated by the recruitment of Parvais--I find that believable and I appreciate the insight into how someone follows a path so opposite from anything they've ever experienced. I admit I'm a bit slow on the uptake--but finally realized the plot seemed extremely familiar. Ah, Antigone. Given that (no wonder the characters were cartoonish and the plot overwrought! This is a Greek tragedy!), and the fact that the novel provided a glimpse into a world completely shut out for me, I upgraded to four stars.