The Attack by: Yasmina Khadra

This is not a book that I found to be particularly interesting. I first picked it up because the premise of the story is actually appealing, especially in today's world of terrorism, and suicide bombings. However, the book was not all that it promised to be.

Much of the story I felt was rushed -- it was more like watching a B rated movie, in book form. The story proved to be superficial, and the characters had no depth. Most of the dialogue was cliche. And I found the pat phrases to be unoriginal, and rehearsed. I felt like there was very little true depth to the characters at all.

This is not a book that I would recommend, as there is very little substance to the story, and even less to the characters.