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Some great lines (about he industry of Aid, about the western war machine, and how people deal with crises for example) but the story didn't match the rest for me.

It was simple, they bombed us and then sent us well-educated people to look into our mental health needs. There were workshops called ‘Living With Trauma‘ for parents, there was a survey about ‘Traditional Cures in a time of Distress and Disorder‘. Our Camp was the tourist destination for foreign people with good intentions .

Sorry for the delay but this is headed your way Carrie!

I'm not entirely sure what I just read lol. Equal parts anti-war satire, social critique, musings on family & dealing with grief, ending with a fever dream of revelations...this book was indeed weird & lacked cohesiveness, but I like weird books! I've heard his non-fiction reads better. He has some powerful 1-liners & I felt some emotion towards the end, so I do see potential! Maybe ⭐️⭐️💫?

#lmpbc My book is on its way to Jee-sorry for the delay in sending it. Unfortunately, I didn‘t care for it. I think it‘s meant to be an anti-war satirical novel, but it fell utterly flat for me. Wish I had picked a different book. Hopefully, one of the other participants in #GroupW will find something of redeeming value in it. @Jee_HookedOnBookz @lele1432 @CSeydel

Thanks @Andrew65 for letting me participate with a twist - I am hopeless at counting hours read, so I will aim to post the number of books read. I pretty much read all day so there's a chance I will exceed the minimum 24hours anyway. First up, Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif, in which one character so far seems to be a dog called Muff!

@Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid #24B42019

The first part of the is a desert survival and refugee tale is told from the different perspectives of Major Ellie, Momo and Mutt.

it seemed to lose its way a little, with Momo‘s family life and details of the war. By the end I was a little lost as things just get weird.

I didn‘t really engage with the characters but I did feel it highlights the absolute futility of war. A clever well written book albeit weird at times.

#netgalley #redbirds

Major Ellie is a US airman who has ejected from his plane into a desert in Afghanistan.

He comes across Momo, a 15 year old boy,and his dog Mutt, they live in a refugee camp.

The first part of the story is a desert survival/refugee tale told from the different perspectives of Major Ellie, Momo and Mutt. Then it seemed to lose its way a little, with Momo‘s family life and details of the war. By the end I was lost as things just got weird