The Sirens of Baghdad Audiobook

" Very good book. Read Sirens of Kabul as well. Both are excellent. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It is the third book in a trilogy,but it is not necessary to read the otehr two books. I think the writer beautifully explains what has happened in Iraq and gives the American people a new perspective on the war. I think it is a must read and took a couple of days to read. "

" Awesome. Poetic, enlightening, disturbing, hypnotic. Absolutely tore through this. Should be required reading for all. "

" about a young iraqi boy who experiences three horrific incidents in a span of a week or two...after the last one he heads out to baghdad to join the resistance...he gets caught up in something so deadly that in the end he must question if killing is the way to end the war...it's a very good book...eye opening as to what the iraqi people are going through... "

" Well written, the Narrator does a great job of presenting the other side of terrorism. "

" No, no, no, I didn't like this book. The prose seemed stilted, the emotions weren't reall present and the last line, blah. Not really worth it (and the writer in me hates to be so critical and dismissive of someone else's hard work, but I just felt SUPER disappointed in this book). "

" Anyone who wants to understand why we should get out of Iraq today, every single American soldier, should read this book. To Iraqis, American style democracy is totally irrelevant. We need to understand what IS important to Iraqis to understand the harm we are doing. It also provides a window into the mind of a suicide "bomber". "

" This is my favorite of all I have read by Yasmina Khadra. A great ending in my opinion, anyone else? "

" Good idea, but lacks execution. Some characters are underdeveloped. Also there's rather implausible use of biological weapon... "

" Great book. A very interesting read about the American invasion of Iraq. "

" An excellent look inside Iraq from a different point of view. "

" To know and understand why there's hatred towards the western world & Israel. "

" An excellent book, written with much insight into Muslim society and it's culture of respect for elders, but also of the need to revenge a dishonourable deed. "

" In novel form this traces the process of radicallization happening in the Middle East and Iraq. It very convincingly set out our shortcomings besides being a gripping portrayal of a suicide bomber.I would like to read the other two parts to this trilogy but couldn't find them in our library. "

" definitely makes you think about the US and the West from a different perspective. The feelings of closeness to family and place are very foreign to most Americans and life so limited "

" He writes with such humility, it's hard not to get completely absorbed into the characters' lives. After this book I've since tried to find all his others to read, all just as engrossing. "

" Loved it. Excellent illustration of Iraqi culture and the effects of the Iraq War on its society. "

" Great book. So well written. A view of the war in Iraq from the side of its citizens and how profoundly they have been affected. Although the story shows the inevitable creation of extremism among everyday Iraqi's you are left in the end with a sense of hopefulness. Well done. "

" Great book. The other side of the nightly news "

" Beautiful, powerful, tragic book, the best one among Yasmina Khadra's books. A story for anyone who truly wants to understand something of Iraq. "

" Definitely not an uplifting book, but incredibly good insight into an Iraqi perspective of the war. "

" An interesting perspective for someone like me who rarely wonders what goes on in the minds of people contemplating becoming a suicide bomber- I always think they're radicalized think nothing of their other motivations. "

" No simple stories or neat and tidy endings, but thoughtful and heart breaking at times. "

" Awesome. Poetic, enlightening, disturbing, hypnotic. Absolutely tore through this. Should be required reading for all. "

" A compelling novel of the suicide terrorist. The author keeps us engaged in the internal struggle of a young Iraqi man over whether or not to commit an act of revenge. "

" Well written, the Narrator does a great job of presenting the other side of terrorism. "

" Very interesting view of an Iraqi kamikaze.The other side of the mirror is revealed without any emphasis. "

" An interesting perspective for someone like me who rarely wonders what goes on in the minds of people contemplating becoming a suicide bomber- I always think they're radicalized think nothing of their other motivations. "

" Great book. So well written. A view of the war in Iraq from the side of its citizens and how profoundly they have been affected. Although the story shows the inevitable creation of extremism among everyday Iraqi's you are left in the end with a sense of hopefulness. Well done. "

" Um jovem é recrutado para uma missão suicida. Os preparativos, as dúvidas, os argumentos, os dramas de cada um. Um visão da vida de um país em guerra, seu povo e como a fé, a política e questões pessoais se entrelaçam e levam as escolhas de cada um. "

" Beautiful, powerful, tragic book, the best one among Yasmina Khadra's books. A story for anyone who truly wants to understand something of Iraq. "

" Another great book by Yasmina Khadra. Only this one would need more concentration than his first book (The Attack) which was a very fast paced. This book took me off guard, especially the ending, very unexpected and beautiful way to end a journey which we kinda knew how it would end. "

" definitely makes you think about the US and the West from a different perspective. The feelings of closeness to family and place are very foreign to most Americans and life so limited "