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Back in the Fight: The Explosive Memoir of a Special Operator Who Never Gave Up

by Joseph Kapacziewski

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Ryan said: " Do you like the U.S Army Rangers? Would you want to become a soldier some day? Well if you answered yes to any of the questions I would recommend you read Back in the Fight by Charles Sasser and Sargent Joseph Kapacziewski.
The plot takes place after Do you like the U.S Army Rangers? Would you want to become a soldier some day? Well if you answered yes to any of the questions I would recommend you read Back in the Fight by Charles Sasser and Sargent Joseph Kapacziewski.
The plot takes place after 9/11 and the main character Joseph Kapacziewski is a young 19 year old, and he watches his country come under attack and wants to do something about it. Well in the blink of an eye, he is in Afghanistan and is fighting with the Army Rangers. His biggest conflict is ,unlike, most soldiers he had no idea what an Army Ranger was when he signed up to become one. The major conflict of the book is that when he’s home he wants to be over there, but when he’s over there in Afghanistan he wants to be home.
I think one thing that he did well is he used Army terms and language. It makes the book feel more real and more professional. I like how he also describes Afghanistan and how when Sgt Kap has to get his leg amputated how the author described that. For example, he says things like, “We’re moving out in O200 hours.” The reason why I like this is because it makes you feel like you're really there and are actually part of the story.
One thing I would change about the book is the length. It is a long book. But the author does well with keeping things easy to read and also keeps the plot based around the main character; he doesn’t bounce around from one person to the other. One thing that was kind of stupid was he told the reader what RANGER means and he has pictures in the book. I would like to have photos but not as much as they put in it and I don’t like the RANGER thing because it just shows up without any rhyme or reason. Another thing I like is that he uses military time.
One thing I don’t like about the book is that sometimes he uses improper language, which made me feel confused and made me wonder if this was a book that was appropriate as a teenager. And another thing I didn’t like was that one character that the author kind of left out was Kaps best friend during basic training, Hunter. I think that he could’ve gone more in depth with the training exercises but he went in detail enough to keep me interested.
Despite the language and how long it is, I would still recommend this book because it’s a great story and it has a lot of good ways how they show character. The author also does a great job of describing Afghanistan. I liked it because it shows what these men really go through so give Back in the Fight a shot!

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Oct 24, 2017 06:16AM · see review