4.34 avg rating — 3,068 ratings

"There's a certain feeling of magical realism and Anthropomorphism Or is there? A theme running through the book is how little we really know of the natural world and its inhabitants especially as humans who have tried to hold themselves apart from it. This is is a beautiful, thoughtful read.
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4.16 avg rating — 7,802 ratings

". A natural story teller with keen eye for character,place and ear for dialogue-she makes it look so darn easy. Don't even bother with the story synopsis, just get a copy!"

4.59 avg rating — 7,865 ratings

" Had me as riveted as though this decades old Korean war story was in real time and the outcome not yet decided. Huge admiration for the unsung heroes and the sheer mettle of marines and others in perilous conditions, along with loathing (cough* MacArthur*) for others. Sides is adept at interspersing stories of the individual with the larger picture of the how and why of this epic battle. "