adi ▁al - Att ag ▁collect s ▁the ▁scattered ▁body ▁parts ▁of ▁bomb ▁vict ims ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁proper ▁bur ial . ▁Al - Att ag ▁first ▁st itch es ▁the ▁body ▁parts ▁together ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁single ▁body , ▁calling ▁it ▁" Wh ats its name ", ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁leaves ▁the ▁body ▁alone , ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁another ▁bomb ▁victim ▁enters ▁the ▁cor pse ▁and ▁brings ▁it ▁to ▁life . ▁Wh ats its name ▁starts ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁of ▁ven ge ance , ▁killing ▁those ▁he ▁cons iders ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ▁vict ims , ▁but ▁his ▁actions ▁spin ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁when ▁he ▁begins ▁just ifying ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁other ▁people ▁for ▁valuable ▁body ▁parts , ▁raising ▁questions ▁around ▁gu ilt , ▁innoc ence ▁and ▁justice . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁novel ▁" bl ends ▁the ▁un ear th ly , ▁the ▁hor r ific ▁and ▁the ▁m und ane ▁to ▁ter r ific ▁effect ". ▁A ▁review ▁in ▁Ha aret z ▁called ▁Sa ada wi ' s ▁writing ▁style ▁clever , ▁combining ▁" comp ass ion ate ▁moments ▁of ▁grace ▁and ▁sympathy " ▁with ▁" mac ab re ▁humor ▁that ▁adds ▁a ▁c yn ical ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁go ings - on ". ▁British ▁rev iewer ▁Sarah ▁Perry ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁novel ▁ev okes ▁K afka ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Sh elle y , ▁its ▁story ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁point less ness ▁and ▁sur