Jason Waltz’s Reviews > If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home > Status Update

Wow, chapter 16 'Wise Endurance' made this whole book. Just wow. I wasn't planning on keeping this book but this chapter has changed everything. This very candid eye-opening and heart-moving examination of cowardice, bravery, wisdom, and being a hero rocks. Outstanding chapter.

Pretty serious stuff here, chapter 13 being the darkest thus far. The things the soul and mind endure in the depths of war are astounding. Very good fodder for any writer here.

Melancholy and personal, this exploration of a man's soul is also an examination of ideas and concepts and character. These snippets of O'Brien's life are interesting and thought-provoking, though not quite up to his other famous collection of Vietnam.