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O'Brien fictionalizes himself in this series of short stories about the Vietnam War. While not every story was my favorite, each was impactful and emotional and communicated the messiness and pain and lasting trauma of war. I really appreciated this one.
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Tim O’Brien may well be this generation’s Michael Herr (of
Dispatches
fame). But then, they covered the same war — one as a warrior; the other as a reporter-at-large. Maybe one was just a few years behind the other — or saw the war through a different set of lenses.
A shame, perhaps. I suspect that if the two of them had not been at each other’s ambitious throats, they might’ve been good friends. At the very least, they would’ve earned each other’s respect.
Until I read The Things They Carr ...more
A shame, perhaps. I suspect that if the two of them had not been at each other’s ambitious throats, they might’ve been good friends. At the very least, they would’ve earned each other’s respect.
Until I read The Things They Carr ...more
This is a powerful book,a collection of stories based on Tim O'Brien's time in Vietnam during the war. O'Brien says that only by telling made-up stories is he able to tell the truth about what he and the men who were there with him experienced. The stories are confessional, reflective, and honest. I highly recommend this be read by any politician wishing to continue our present wars or start new ones.
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Jul 23, 2011
Sandy (WI girl at heart)
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