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Jimmy Stephens makes the worst mistake of his career as a gossip columnist when he wrongly accuses a big star of cheating on his wife. With lawsuits pending, Jimmy's imperious new editor blackmails him into taking the place of the paper's injured front-line war correspondent. Shipped off to the desert and embedded with a group of foulmouthed but fraternal Marines, Jimmy pr...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
June 26th 2007
by Harper Perennial
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A terrific comic novel about a gossip columnist who embeds with a Marine unit during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Jimmy's ineptness early provides great comic fodder, but his unexpected bonding with the Marines, who are wonderfully individualized characters really lifts the novel into being something much more than you initially expect.
This book follows the invasion of Iraq through the eyes of a gossip columnist masquerading as an embedded war correspondent. I really enjoyed its satirical take on not only the invasion but the media coverage of it.
This was a very snappy, fresh look at one Journalist's entrance into the Iraq war. I'm not a big "war book" person but the author's humor kept me coming back for more. A quick read.
Aug 05, 2011
Michal Wigal
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I wouldn't say it's as funny as the cover suggests but it is a fun read about early Iraq.
This is a fairly cool book about the most recent war in Iraq. Told from the point of view (and the suspension of disbelief plot point) of a gossip reporter who gets embedded with a marine division, the main thrust of the book is to give a commentary on just how badly the press screwed up their coverage of the war. Overall an easy read with some interesting points to ponder about the way the media and the 24-hour news networks operate in this country.
One of the best books I read last year. Deals with a NY Times Gossip columnist that gets himself embedded with a marine corps troop at the beginning of the Iraq War. Starts a little weak, almost a weak imitation of "Love Monkey". Stick with it. What starts out as very smarmy and silly quickly develops into an insightful character study of both the writer and the Marines he lives with. Astonishing, highly recommended.
The reviews for this book said it was like a Catch-22 for the Gulf War II set. Not even close - it has elements of that book, but is not nearly as rich, particularly short in character development. A good, quick read, but not a classic, either...
eh... it took me a bit to get into it, and once i was there i thought it was ok. it could be described as humorous, but certainly not lol funny. very implausible, and seemed to miss what i considered to be great opportunities presented in the plot.
It wasn't bad but it wasn't great. I didn't feel like the characters were developed well and I didn't care much about them. I love dark humor so that kept me interested and you do see in a different light regarding soldiers in Iraq.
A very nice little book about the absurdity of war, especially the current one. I think he ran out of steam towards the end, but all in all a great modern satire.
pretty funny book. alot of the events seem to be ripped off by Generation Kill. but it's probably coincidence. different look at the Iraq invasion.
Jul 12, 2007
Julie
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Sounds pretty funny- it's a satire of the war in Iraq, as told by a gossip columnist who somehow gets sent over to cover the war.
I heard a piece on NPR with the author of this book. I think it sounds like a great read.
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