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Spoils by Brian Van Reet follows three individuals during the U.S. occupation of Iraq: idealistic American gunner Cassandra Wigheard, Egyptian-born insurgent Abu al-Hool, and naive tank crewman Private Sleed. Their narratives intersect when Sleed’s negligence leads to Cassandra being captured by al-Hool's group, unveiling the complexities and brutalities of the Iraq War. The novel contains themes of misogyny, sexual violence, and torture.