A review by literarylife221b
Dark at the Crossing by Elliot Ackerman

4.0

This was one of those books I may not have picked up on my own, but I am glad was sent to me. Essentially, the main character is an Arab American who moved from Iraq to Dearborn, MI. You know he has had a troubled past that haunts him, and learn more about what happened to him as the story unfolds. While living in MI, he feels lost; his life is unfocused and without purpose, so he decides to go fight the regime in Syria. However, once he arrives in Turkey and attempts to cross the border, he is robbed and loses his passport and money. This leads to his meeting a handful of other main characters to the story...and to a gut wrenching and heartbreaking look into the lives of those living in the midst of Civil War. I really enjoyed the author's writing style, for such a complex subject he was straightforward and yet very descriptive so everything came to life in my mind.