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Dispatches
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June 1, 2016
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August 31, 2016

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Joanna
I don't know how I managed not to hear about this book sooner. It's not as though it isn't famous, but it had never caught my attention until it was picked as a group read for Reading With Style. I loved the writing style here. This was honest reporting and war journalism of a kind that I haven't read much before. Like The Things They Carried, the book describes real experiences in heartbreaking detail. Unlike that book, the author here relays his own story of the effect that being in Vietnam ha ...more
Nick
Jun 21, 2009 rated it it was amazing
One of the best books about the American War in Vietnam. I had skimmed through the book before, but never sat down and made sure I'd read it all. It's a wonderful set of personal reflections. ...more
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