I can't quite place my finger on what it is about this book. It's not a bad book, but like many have mentioned it's a self-proclaimed "thriller" and parts of it seem to be Hollywood-ized. There are sections of the book that are quite moving, and I'm not saying that the book is anything but the tr...
The road out of Baghdad was long and busy. It was early, but the sun was already hot, and I was glad Saad’s green Toyota had air conditioning. He didn’t use it all the time, as it would be expensive to replace; but this was a special occasion, and the fact that he had it would give him more autho...