Patrick answers “Do you think this works as a collection of...”

David O'Sullivan asked this question about Redeployment:

Do you think this works as a collection of short stories or should it have been worked as a novel?

Patrick Murphy Yes as s/s. He has much-meat for several novels in his opening collection. Had the same happy affect on me as did Dispatches by Michael Herr insofar a…moreYes as s/s. He has much-meat for several novels in his opening collection. Had the same happy affect on me as did Dispatches by Michael Herr insofar as it cast my mind into the battle front and gave me the pseudo experience of the craziness - fear and shock of the reality of combat. Great as a set of anti-war stories and easily recommended to young readers who are curious about "what combat is like" ... reminds me that I must re-read The Things They Carried by T. O'Brien(less)

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