What happens to everyday, precocious teenage women who grow up in a war zone and join the army? Sparse, powerful writing takes the reader into a wholly original perspective through the interweaving, wholly personal, experience of three female soldiers, weaved into the major upheavals and conflicts of 21st century Israel.<br/>This was my book for Israel for my "World Review of Books" blog project (www.worldreviewofbooks.com)
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June 2026
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Shelved The Last of Earth: From the author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line · Reading
Another classic of Caribbean literature, with its poignant take on repression and resistance.
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This is one of the best books I have ever read. Mainly because it delivers such strong messages through tongue-in-cheek narrative and storyline. <br/><br/>This is a book about globalisation and the lasting legacy of colonialism. <br/><br/>The book employs a plethora of different characters to give life to various aspects of modern-day Congo that can become banal through the prism of NGO reports. Best of all is the application of euphemistic language of the market to daily life. The mineral wealth of Congo that drives conflict is not just in the ground, it pervades the book through language, through food and through the protagonists lives.