Zeitoun
Dave Eggers
335 pgs
Rating (9-10)
Abdulrahman Zeitoun is Muslim man originally from Syria but soon moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. He and his wife own a well-known painting company in the area and work hard to provide for there three children. The story takes place before, during and after hurricane Katrina, from a point of view of a man that went through the storm. While Zeitoun’s wife and children migrated north when they heard of the arriving storm, Zeitoun demanded to stay home and protect the house. The struggles they go through as a family are unreal and it is amazing that we don’t hear about it. I cannot believe the segregation that the family received because of their religion. I have learned the how difficult it would be living in the area being a Muslim. It makes me think twice about things I would do or say about someone or something. I recommend this book to everybody interested in the history of America, even if it was only a couple years ago. What happens in this book should not happen ever again. I now have a lot more respect for the people who’s lives were changed by Katrina, I never realized how bad it actually was and how much damage it did.
It sounds like a sad but moving book. If it had an effect on you i might have to put that book on my reading list.
ReplyDeleteWow Landon, Sounds deep. Was there any ever crying being done on you part while reading this book?
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