The story telling is done tongue in cheek, the readers are privy to the lies, manipulations, and political maneuvering getting an overall picture of what is happening
What To Do About The Solomons takes place in a supposedly socialistic society, there is still the matter of inheritance whether they live in a kibbutz or not.
Pumpkinflowers is in 3sections, a young Israeli soldier, his service and writings; the author about his time serving; returning to Lebanon as a Canadian tourist
book’s most impressive part comes as a first-person account of Mr. Rabin’s second term as the Israeli Prime Minister
The novel does a good job informing the reader how terrorist organizations develop and the threats they pose to Americans and American interests
The author writes about the challenges of living in the region for both Jews and Arabs, especially for young people who struggle with identity and family.
A very ambitious and well researched novel which tries to understand how good people simply roll over and help commit atrocities
The author Michael Oren does a fine job observing neutrality on the Middle East throughout the book, especially on contentious issues, quoting policy makers
The novel explores the Holocaust from an original point of view and does not shy from addressing issues which are easy to gloss over
Mr. Oren presents the history from the point of view of politicians, not the soldiers on the ground. He doesn’t deal much with military tactics but more with high level decisions and diplomatic chess games.