I admit to being baffled by the ending, which had the effect of ruining the book for me. The author totally changed actual history to suit the story he wanted to tell, which I guess is allowed, just annoying. And I don't trust his attempt to use 9/11 as a metaphor. It's supposed to be a black comedy, but I didn't find it very funny.
And what was up with the scene where the husband tried to be a suicide bomber? I had to go back and read it again, searching for the point where the author gave the reader a clue that it was a dream or a fantasy. Nothing. That is lying to the reader, something that I think there is no excuse for. After that, can I trust any other scene? No. How can I tell what is fantasy, what is dream, and what is reality in the book? I can't. Inexcusable, and very poor writing.
OK, so I had a lot of complaints about the book. I can't rate this one very high.
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