This book was done well and I would recommend to readers who like war narratives. I really liked the epistolary additions to the book, and El Akkad was thorough and imaginative in his creation of America's history from present day through the 2070s (when the American War begins). I also loved the ending!

A timely, scary, grim distopian story about a second American civil war. Beautifully written and heartbreaking with fascinating characters doing awful terrible things to each other and the country.

Envisioning a bleak future for a United States shattered by a second civil war, American War definitely will find a timely release in April 2017. Focusing on one family, and specifically one girl who comes of age and is radicalized in a displaced persons camp, all with harsh consequences for herself and her family.

Overall, I found it hard to connect with the story, as many details are left to the imagination or to be assumed by the reader. Also, the inclusion of "factual sources" didn't really work for me as it does more effectively in other dystopian or post-apocalyptic novels (see Mira Grant's Feed Series).

Could be a prophetic read considering the current political state in the U.S. A dark tale about a future American Civil War dividing our country. Good for readers of the Handmaid's Tale or The Stand by Stephen King.

There are good books. There are great books. Then there are books that change the course of American literature. This is one of those books.

American War was gripping reading. It has a powerful antiwar message, completely relevant especially to todays middle east. The depiction of the indoctriation of a young damaged adolescent into a hatred so strong that even the most inhumane act is possible is unforgettable.
My main problem with the book is the unbelievable history it portrays. Perhaps Texas would revolt if petrolem was outlawed, but not Mississippi or South Carolina, and what happened to cause the failure of Europe when global warming would favor it and destroy northern Aferica.
Despite that problem, the book stands on its depiction of what does happen, not on its prediction of what might.

This book is not one to be taken lightly. In a time when people are divided so deeply, American War is a difficult and terrifying read but only because our country is constantly on edge. The novel is dark and grim, but one that will not be soon forgotten.

Sarat belongs to the Miraculous Generation; born during Second American Civil War (2074- 2093) and the decade long Reunification plague that followed the war. This country has a long history of defining its generation by the conflicts that should have killed them.

I found this to be an interesting intuition. This is a premonition that the country could be looking at- like the Mississippi River no longer a river but a sea.
Sarat and her family is not Northerners because they are from the South, but not Southerners because they tried to move North before the war began.

If you enjoy war stories, you will enjoy this book.

You Fight War with Guns
You Fight Peace with Stories.