false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167762550m/25732.jpg 25732 2 This very funny, very bleak novella, "The Human War," is about the first hours of the 2003 war in Iraq, as experienced by a screwed-up kid in Ohio who feels the world is spinning out of his control. His reaction to the coming war? He drinks, has sex, goes to a strip club, he does anything that Youngstown, Ohio offers as human distraction--but this only makes his horror deepen. Noah Cicero’s deadpan humor is reminiscent of Beckett, and "A Human War" is a blackly funny and deeply cruel look at the cold hearts of men. The novella is accompanied by two outstanding short stories, "The Doomed" and "Little Flowers," both dark, funny vignettes on the impossibility of human interaction: further examples of Noah Cicero’s wicked talent. This is Noah Cicero’s first book. He lives in Youngstown, Ohio. 26455 6 2003 The Human War total:51|5:22|4:15|3:8|2:4|1:2| 51 204 93 16 5 2 false false Tue May 22 13:13:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 08:17:58 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 14:48:40 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 16:22:42 -0700 2008
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The words all have meaning that my brain can process. After I read the words I feel emotions. Each sentence makes me feel emotion. ]]> 0 0 true true Mon Nov 03 12:51:59 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 18:25:30 -0800 2008 How hard is it to write like he does, seriously?
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Reading this short story was a literary slap around the head, perhaps even more than that, a good beating.
Definitely not every one's cup of tea but for me it was a wonderful tonic.
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