Review of Endgame

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Endgame" by William Reed.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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The political thriller Endgame by William Reed centres on a significant global catastrophe and how a civilised society engineered its destruction by harbouring its enemies to the point where its citizens must hesitate before leaving the house while equipped with awareness and sensitivity. As terrorism never has a happy conclusion, there are still a lot of killings and property damages despite government efforts to put a stop to it. Political terrorism, politics and religion, and family are some of its subtopics.

The American embassy in London's deputy head of mission, Nathaniel Jameson, has a spontaneous notion to stop the terrorist organisations that are causing instability in the Middle East. Given the length of time the world had battled terrorism, the idea seemed ludicrous. Despite all official efforts to stop it, this disease persists and continued spreading across society. Nathaniel realises that the best way to fight terrorism is from within after seeing the government's fruitless efforts. He decides to join the terrorist organisation and destroy it from within after that. His wife Sophia joins him in the scam once he can convince her to.

The book taught me a little bit about history, which was quite interesting. I learned more about the origins and history of al-Qaeda. Another thing I learned was about the Israeli-Palestinian issue. The grammar of the text is pretty accessible and intelligible, even for seventh-graders. I like the portions that showed Nat's relationship with his family. It was also fairly intriguing to read. The author also provided me with a history lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the origins of Al-Qaeda that I didn't realise I needed. The novel had a captivating beginning, the chats were never distracting for me as I was reading about the characters. As terrorism is a topic that, if not properly explored, maybe a little uninteresting on its own but the author did a great job explaining it, I was able to relate to the characters outside the book's main character. The novel wasn't predictable and had both tension and surprises.

I dislike nothing about this book.

I gave the book a rating of 5 out of 5 stars because, in all honesty, I had no trouble connecting with the book's central concept of terrorism and the author used language that can be easily understood by anyone. The book was exceptionally well-edited and error-free. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes political suspense novels, terrorism, or crime.

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Endgame
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