Dark at the Crossing (Paperback)

from froxgirl

Dark at the reading, too. The author's military background in Afghanistan (setting of his debut novel Green on Blue), Iraq, and Syria wouldn't be enough to make this such a riveting and shame-making novel for every American - he's also a master at plot and dialogue. In this story, Haris, who serv...

from Carmenere

Haris Abadi is an Iraqi by birth, American by gratitude. As an interpreter, his duty is blurred by emotion which leads to regret. Perhaps to set things right, he chooses to return to the Middle East and become a fighter for the Free Syrian Army. He meets Daphne and Amir who also struggle with eve...

from NeedMoreShelves

I think that in the places in this novel that the author was depicting the conflicts and ambiguities of war, it was incredibly effective; in the places where the author was depicting relationships between specific people, it fell short.