A retelling of the Antigone story, with a Pakistani boy who foolishly joins ISIS and gets himself killed. Twin sister, in love with the son of the Home Secretary, wants her dead brother brought back to England for burial. The son, deeply in love, agrees. Other sister . . . not so much. Weakness here is that it's hard to see why devoted twin would keep her dead brother on ice in Pakistan in order to bring him back. A stretch.
The other problem, for those familiar with Antigone, is that from early on it's pretty clear what's going to happen. Brother joins ISIS . . . he must die. Sisters must argue . . . Father must be stubborn . . . Just feels fated.
Author: Hmmm. The best writer in every creative writing class she ever took. Very literary, very talented . . . but almost too smart for her own good. I'm guessing future books -- less schematic -- will be better.
The other problem, for those familiar with Antigone, is that from early on it's pretty clear what's going to happen. Brother joins ISIS . . . he must die. Sisters must argue . . . Father must be stubborn . . . Just feels fated.
Author: Hmmm. The best writer in every creative writing class she ever took. Very literary, very talented . . . but almost too smart for her own good. I'm guessing future books -- less schematic -- will be better.
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