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Incendiary
Incendiary
Author: Chris Cleave
I am a woman built upon the wreckage of myself. — Centered on a working-class woman whose husband and little son have been killed in a massive terrorist attack during a football game, INCENDIARY is written in the form of a letter to Osama Bin Laden. Eventually, the narrator learns more about the horrific event, and teams up with a journa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781439157176
ISBN-10: 1439157170
Publication Date: 12/29/2009
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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ccqdesigns avatar reviewed Incendiary on + 51 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
How very disappointed I was in this book. The lack of punctuation, the "English" language usage, both made this a hard read that was very distracting. I just couldn't get into the flow. After Little Bee, maybe I was expecting too much.
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Helpful Score: 1
bleak, heartbreaking, emotionally draining, raw and yet compelling.
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Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book! I had read Little Bee previously, and this book is equally as good.
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Helpful Score: 1
Well written. Cleave knows how to develop his characters' voices. As a mother, it was a tough read, emotionally. I would recommend with that disclaimer.
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hailibaileythaxton avatar reviewed Incendiary on + 2 more book reviews
Could not put it down. Disturbing but great read.
amandaaanthony avatar reviewed Incendiary on + 10 more book reviews
The story was compelling but not as much as his other novel.
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I did not like this book at all... I think I was led to believe it was about something other then what it really is about. The woman speaking isnt very interesting and I just couldnt stay in the story and kept thinking... "Why am I reading this??" Sad because maybe if it had been writen different it could have been a GREAT story... that lost of women could have related to. Thumbs down from me.


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