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The Yellow Birds
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February 1, 2013
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March 31, 2013
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Sera
Feb 08, 2013 rated it it was ok
I'm not sure what the author was trying to do when telling this story but unfortunately, it just didn't resonate with me. What is it supposed to be? A fictional narrative? It reads like a memoir most of the time, and then slam poetry the rest of the time.

TYB is early writing to come out of the Iraqui war, which I am sure we will see much more of over the years. The horrors of the war came through in this book, but the main character spent too much time in his head, which in my opinion, interfer
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Kathrina
Dec 01, 2014 rated it liked it
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Some great writing, some not so much, but a very thoughtful and deeply sad story.
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