Judges & Editors Comment on 'The Passionate Jihadist'

Yushua's age shows very well throughout. He has a lot of conflicting and frustrating emotions that cause a great deal of motivated inner turmoil. The other people in his life also have solid depictions that at least clarify their roles in relation to him, if not always given a similar amount of complexity. Haji and the Mullah come across as broad villains, though that stock character does have some meaning in this narrative. Mammy and Aga have more depth in their characterization, and it is good to see Yushua matched by other characters who can be similarly interesting. Kevin Sparrow