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thechemicaldetective's review
5.0
Fascinating fragments, cleverly compiled. A war correspondent remembers the forgotten wars of Africa, Angola and the Ivory Coast, brutality rendered ordinary.
bella_cavicchi's review
4.0
What a powerful book. It actually reads very theatrically -- definitely one that will hook your interest and keep it throughout.
If I have one complaint it's that I would have loved to see the topic of gender teased out more. Pawson touches on it regularly but never with, in my opinion, enough space to feel fully satisfying (and I hesitate at some of the vocabulary she uses). All of this is to say I think there is room for further exploration, especially in relation to the larger themes she presents.
That note aside, so happy I grabbed this one on a whim!
If I have one complaint it's that I would have loved to see the topic of gender teased out more. Pawson touches on it regularly but never with, in my opinion, enough space to feel fully satisfying (and I hesitate at some of the vocabulary she uses). All of this is to say I think there is room for further exploration, especially in relation to the larger themes she presents.
That note aside, so happy I grabbed this one on a whim!
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