Comments on: Incendiary

By: Laura Basrawy

Laura Basrawy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:33:43 +0000

I’ve just finished reading Incendiary. I also read The Other Hand a couple of weeks ago. Wow – what amazing books. I desperately want my husband to read them asap so that I can discuss them with him! They are so thought provoking, and so imaginatively written. As per the comments above, I also thought you were a female writer. I recently did a creative writing course, and think a real challenge is building up believable characters. The charachers here are so credible. Please hurry up and write a 3rd book.

By: Barbara Greiner

Barbara Greiner — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:08:01 +0000

When my daughter, Sally and her mate, Ann came to visit FL they left 2 books behind.. I read The Other Hand first, some time ago.. I loved your writing and the subject.. I since found that it was published in the US as Little Bee, but I missed it.. I just finished Incendiary and am literally blown away! We are transplanted New Yorkers and 9/11 is still painful to remember.. We’ve spent many visits to London and to think of it in flames is just as terrifying.. Chris – keep writing!

By: GHADA SHEHAB CHATILA

GHADA SHEHAB CHATILA — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:36:07 +0000

Chris ,I loved your book little bee ,we are going to discuss it on monday at our book club. I am a muslim & I agree 100 % with Nush ’s above comment .A lot of people have a misconception about Islam. PEACE TO ALL.

By: Sandra van Dok

Sandra van Dok — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:04:03 +0000

I love your work. And I am so glad that Barack Obama has abandoned the war on terrorism.
Your books have left me breathless. Loved your characters. Sometimes it’s so raw – touching and also funny at times otherwise it would be too much. In Holland the writer Kluun has the same effect on me. All the best.

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:14:30 +0000

Amazing! I have just finished incendiary. As a hard working father of a 15yo boy, I can completely empathise with your central character. I have a hollowness in me and struggle for breath as I reflect upon the story. The ending is sublime – I was so glad there was no more death. But what a sadness! it was raw, honest and very touching – I loved it and it will stay with me for a very long time. Thank you for taking the risk to become a writer and bare your soul to us all – you are a great addition to the literary world!

All the very best.

By: Jennifer Litz

Jennifer Litz — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:52:33 +0000

Why do you always choose to write from the female point of view? And why must all your female leads be adulterers?

By: Hans Hammink

Hans Hammink — Sun, 30 May 2010 19:59:51 +0000

Dear Chris, the story of Incendiary has a very strong and unique character of its own. From the opening sentence until the last twist, the plot is stunning. The characters are rich and deep and one can identify easily with them. The loss of the son is breathtaking. Thank you for writing this story.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:46:13 +0000

Hi Chris

I have just finished Incediary. I have never written to an author before but this book just took me to another place. I adored the mother, the letter writer. She was utterly wonderful and funny and furious and true. Thank you so much for this story. It’s one of those ones that will keep coming back to me, I know. And I’ll welcome it.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:12:50 +0000

Chris,

my job recently relocated to Boston, MA which has now become a 2 hour commute one way. I decided I needed to take advantage of this time rather than complain about how tired I am daily with a 4 hour roundtrip commute, I went to the bookstore on Sunday evening and purchased Little Bee not knowing anything about you or the book. What caught my eye and made me buy it was the caption on the top of the back of the cover. I finished the book this morning on the train, it took everything I had to hold back the tears, I couldn’t do it, I cried. This book is so amazing – I gave myself headaches because I couldn’t put it now.

I have been thinking about Little Bee all morning as if she were real, I hate the endings, I want to know where they are and what they are doing, It will take me a long time to let her go, even as I write this to you, I am choking up. Thank you for opening my eyes to something that is so real and yet so many of us allow it to be hidden within our own souls..

I will look forward to reading Incediary once I am able to say goodbye to Little Bee like she needed to do with her sister page 256.

Thank you so much for you….

Best,
Donna

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:17:32 +0000

Chris,

I just finished reading “Little Bee”…and you have a me hooked as my new favorite author. I found your novel to be “non-arguable” and “courageously humanitarious with a strong compassion of forgiven betrayal.” I am eager to read your other novel, Incediary. Thank you for introducing me to a world I was ignorant about. I once had strong opinions about immigrations and now find myself questioning my views.