Book club selection (via POC; session held 16 May 2018).
Post-apocalyptic; author is exploring how the United States might split up in the future; interestingly, or oddly, the split pretty much tracks the 19th century Civil War territory. With fossil fuel usage as the main divisive factor. (Earth has warmed considerably; coasts tend to be swamped; national capital has moved inland to Columbus, OH.)
An African empire (Bouzazi) keeps the southern "resistance" afloat.
Protagonist is Sarat Chestnut, but she's not much of a hero. Pretty much brainwashed and weaponized by elders. Spends time in a Gitmo-style camp, with waterboarding - in this story, yields zip in terms of usable intelligence.
Northern violence/punitive-ness provokes continued Southern resistance. Including germ warfare - two rounds of it - severe.
Echoes of World War I - where Allies lose control of the narrative - the "losers" in this war (i.e. the South) are allowed to message - though story line ends before we see how this might have played out.
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