Katherine's review of Going After Cacciato
Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
A completely crazy novel about a group of soldiers on active duty in Vietnam; after one goes AWOL, intending to walk to Paris, the others get to go find him. Cacciato isn't "all there," but honestly, is anyone else in the troop? Or, for that matter, anyone else in the war? Cacciato's also an enormous baby, incredibly naive about the world, has no idea what he's getting himself into, but... you get the idea.
This is a novel of underground labyrinths, iconic characters, tense storytelling and gruesome moments. I found myself being intensely curious about "the ultimate war story" and then immediately regretted it.
But at the end of the day... well... I actually think Going After Cacciato suffers most from being the awkward little cousin of The Things They Carried.
This is a novel of underground labyrinths, iconic characters, tense storytelling and gruesome moments. I found myself being intensely curious about "the ultimate war story" and then immediately regretted it.
But at the end of the day... well... I actually think Going After Cacciato suffers most from being the awkward little cousin of The Things They Carried.
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