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Tim O’Brien may well be this generation’s Michael Herr (of
Dispatches
fame). But then, they covered the same war — one as a warrior; the other as a reporter-at-large. Maybe one was just a few years behind the other — or saw the war through a different set of lenses.
A shame, perhaps. I suspect that if the two of them had not been at each other’s ambitious throats, they might’ve been good friends. At the very least, they would’ve earned each other’s respect.
Until I read The Things They Carr ...more
A shame, perhaps. I suspect that if the two of them had not been at each other’s ambitious throats, they might’ve been good friends. At the very least, they would’ve earned each other’s respect.
Until I read The Things They Carr ...more
This is a powerful book,a collection of stories based on Tim O'Brien's time in Vietnam during the war. O'Brien says that only by telling made-up stories is he able to tell the truth about what he and the men who were there with him experienced. The stories are confessional, reflective, and honest. I highly recommend this be read by any politician wishing to continue our present wars or start new ones.
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This is an interesting work; part novel, part memoir, based on O'Brien's year as a soldier in Vietnam. Parts of it are intensely horrifying. This isn't light reading, but it is excellent.
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Feb 20, 2009
drowningmermaid
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it was amazing
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A second read.
Disjointed and brutal and true.
Disjointed and brutal and true.
Jul 17, 2008
Lanica
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