Lets Go Swimming on Doomsday

Posted on 21 September 2017 by Natalie C. Anderson

Forced to become a child soldier, a sixteen year old Somali refugee must confront his painful past in this haunting, thrilling tale of loss and redemption for fans of A Long Way Gone and What is the WhatWhen Abdi s family is kidnapped, he s forced to do the unthinkable become a child soldier with the ruthless jihadi group Al Shabaab In order to save the lives of those he loves, and earn their freedom, Abdi agrees to be embedded as a spy within the militia s ranks and to send dispatches on their plans to the Americans The jihadists trust Abdi immediately because his older brother, Dahir, is already one of them, prot g to General Idris, aka the Butcher If Abdi s duplicity is discovered, he will be killed.For weeks, Abdi trains with them, witnessing atrocity after atrocity, becoming a monster himself, wondering if he s even pretending any He only escapes after he is forced into a suicide bomber s vest, which still leaves him stumps where two of his fingers used to be and his brother near death Eventually, he finds himself on the streets of Sangui City, Kenya, stealing what he can find to get by, sleeping nights in empty alleyways, wondering what s become of the family that was stolen from him But everything changes when Abdi s picked up for a petty theft, which sets into motion a chain reaction that forces him to reckon with a past he s been trying to forget In this riveting, unflinching tale of sacrifice and hope, critically acclaimed author Natalie C Anderson delivers another tour de force that will leave readers at the edge of their seats. 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Anderson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Not many books that I know off that are set in my motherland I am intrigued by this.This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Let s Go Swimming on Doomsday was nice I m glad Abdi and Dahir didn t die at the end I m glad none of them died.All the good guys made it Abdi, Dahir, Sam, Muna, Bashir and Safiya all survived.The cover art alone I need this bookSynopsis Abdi is 13 when his older brother is kidnapped at school by a terrorist organization 3 years later, Abdi is kidnapped and tortured for 3 days in a cell by the CIA, who give Abdi a mission infiltrate Al Shaabab and gather information on his brother, who is very much alive and now a terrorist leader.If Abdi refuses, his entire family will be killed He accepts the offer to go undercover as a soldier for Al Shaabab, in hopes of rescuing his brother and securing passports for him and his Synopsis Abdi is 13 when his older brother is kidnapped at school by a terrorist organization 3 years later, Abdi is kidnapped and tortured for 3 days in a cell by the CIA, who give Abdi a mission infiltrate Al Shaabab and gather information on his brother, who is very much alive and now a terrorist leader.If Abdi refuses, his entire family will be killed He accepts the offer to go undercover as a soldier for Al Shaabab, in hopes of rescuing his brother and securing passports for him and his family to leave Somalia and start a new life But at what cost Review This book has the power to be as ...My feelings hmm It s a tough one because the topic is on point and it s both representative of a global issue, the battles of religion and politics, wars in which children are used and abused among horrific violence and destruction with glimmers of hope But clocking in at 500 pages, the non linear storytelling that tries to quicken the pace just couldn t with such a heft to the story It s a journey It s about relationships I get all of that but the students that would benefit the most fro My feelings hmm It s a tough one because the topic is on point and it s both representative of a global issue, the battles of religion and politics, wars in which children are used and abused among horrific violence and destruction with glimmers of hope But clocking in at 500 pages, the non linear storytelling that tries to quicken the pace just couldn t with such a heft to the story It s a journey It s about relationships I get all of that but the students that would benefit the most from this story either as a mirror, window, or sliding glass door might not engage simply bas...Abdi lives in Somalia and has to deal with some horrific stuff The book flashes back between the present as the past as we learn about Abdi s brother, Dahir s abduction from his own home and into a radical religious group hellbent on getting revenge on non believers Abdi is recruited by an American to infiltrate his brother s group and reveal their plans of attack In the present, we find out that Abdi survives but is missing several fingers The book does an excellent job of jumping between t Abdi lives in Somalia and has to deal with some horrific stuff The book flashes back between the present as the past as we learn about Abdi s brother, Dahir s abduction from his own home and into a radical religious group hellbent on getting revenge on non believers Abdi is recruited by an American to infiltrate his brother s group and reveal their plans of attack In the present, we find out that Abdi survives but is missing several ...For this review and many others, please visit soon as I saw the GORGEOUS cover and read the synopsis I knew that this would be a book that would leave a lasting impact I wasn t wrong This book FAR exceeded my expectations I read a book by this author before It was called City of Saints and Thieves and I really enjoyed it It wasn t perfect, but there were a few things that she did really well I loved her writing, the dimensions and completeness For this review and many others, please visit soon as I saw the GORGEOUS cover and read the synopsis I knew that this would be a book that would leave a lasting impact I wasn t wrong This book FAR exceeded my expectations I read a book by this author before It was called City of Saints and Thieves and I really enjoyed it It wasn t perfect, but there were a few things that she did really well I loved her writing, the dimensions and completeness of her characters, her setting descriptions and she actually made me enjoy a mystery So I was very excited to read this novel Almost immediately I was attached to this book I pick...Oooh,hard one to rate I liked it,I think it s realistic in so many ways, but I doubt there are many happy endings in real life i know it s not a nonfiction or memoir, but a YA , but still the ending was a bit easyI really liked City of Saints and Thieves and I wanted to like this too butIf you follow my reviews, you ll know that I don t enjoy on the nose style of writing That means I don t like the type of writing where the reader isn t allowed to think it s all black and white Where everything is laid out for you I like books that challenge the reader through metaphorical language or symbolism Some of my favorite books are by Maggie Stiefvater and John Green because colors or nature or animals sy I really liked City of Saints and Thieves and I wanted to like this too butIf you follow my reviews, you ll know that I don t enjoy on the nose style of writing That means I don t like the type of writing where the reader isn t allowed to think it s all black and white Where everything is laid out for you I like books that challenge the reader through metaphorical language or symbolism Some of my favorite books are by Maggie Stiefvater and John Green because colors or nature or animals symbolize something and it s up to the reader to figure it out One of my favorite lines from We Were Liars by E Lockhart was I don t suffer fools you can discuss that quote for hours Lockhart doesn t tell you why the book is titled, We Were Liars, you have to figure it out through her story I like a lot of gray This is one of the main reasons why I didn t like this book ...The cover is eye catching and the title is intriguing Although this is a work of fiction, I hope this will be a ladder to some memoirs like A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah A book is only as good as the next book that it leads a reader to That is the only way we c...What s the one show where you can watch a team of forensic investigators uses cutting edge scientific methods and police work to solve crimes CSI MIAMI Well, technically any of the 3 CSI shows, but that s beside the point CSI Miami was a gruesomely intriguing show that many enjoyed and loved, included Abdi, a thirteen year old Somalian boy in the book Let s Go Swimming On Doomsday by Natalie C Anderson However, Abdi s content CSI watching life ended abruptly when Dahir, his older brother, What s the one show where you can watch a team of forensic investigators uses cutting edge scientific methods and police work to solve crimes CSI MIAMI Well, technically any of the 3 CSI shows, but that s beside the point CSI Miami was a gruesomely intriguing show that many enjoyed and loved, included Abdi, a thirteen year old Somalian boy in the book Let s Go Swimming On Doomsday by Natalie C Anderson However, Abdi s content CSI watching life ended abruptly when Dahir, his older brother, was kidnapped at their school by The Boys , a terrorist organizatio...A book about child enslavement, kidnapping and war Just what I need when I m depressed and anxious.

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21 September 2017

Natalie C. Anderson