American War
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- Ken Kesey Award for Fiction
- Rochester Reads
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About the book
American War is the first novel by the Egyptian-Canadian journalist Omar El Akkad. It is set in the United States in the near future, ravaged by climate change and disease, in which the Second Civil War has broken out over the use of fossil fuels.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 180 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 54% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 180 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“This book does a very clever thing. It paints Southern, poor, conservatives a picture of how oppressed people become terrorist in a language that is familiar and in a way that at least borders on plausible – all wrapped up in an engaging dystopian story.…”
“I kept waiting for the book to pickup, and it never did. The backstory itself could be the story, and at times, more compelling? However, a very unique story.”
Frequently asked
How long is American War?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 71% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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