Student Tribune
American War: Rochester Reads Book Discussion in the Library Wednesday at Noon
This year's Rochester Reads selection is American War by Omar El
Akkad. American War is a powerful and surprisingly prescient novel
about a second US Civil War in the late 21st century. After climate change led
to political upheaval and a decimation of the population, a plague is unleashed
and further devastates the country's population. One family is caught in the
middle of the divided regions and conflicted alliances and the effects of this
fractured country on a young girl has consequences for generations.
This is a narrative that asks what might happen if America were to turn its
most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. It is a story of
ruin, of revenge, of division--but also a lesson in empathy and the ties that
can either bind or break us.
Please join us at noon on Wednesday, February 6, on the 4th floor of the
LeRoy V. Good Library on the Brighton campus for a discussion of this powerful
novel. Librarian Andrea Kingston will lead the discussion.
Questions? Contact Andrea Kingston (ext. 2313; akingston4@monroecc.edu).
Kingston, Andrea
Library
02/04/2019