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I tend to like war novels, but have not read a great deal of nonfiction about any war. I went into this book knowing that a couple of Goodreads friends had rated it highly, so I was hopeful. And it was even better than expected. Five plus stars.
The Vietnam war has been written about extensively, and recently I have read a few fiction books set in the war. But, Michael Herr's Dispatches is by far the most intimate. It is a close, eloquent and meaningful picture of the war. I was a child during th ...more
The Vietnam war has been written about extensively, and recently I have read a few fiction books set in the war. But, Michael Herr's Dispatches is by far the most intimate. It is a close, eloquent and meaningful picture of the war. I was a child during th ...more
This book is developed out of a collection of essays Herr wrote for publication in magazines during and after his time spent as a war correspondent in Vietnam. The subject is gruesome, but Herr's writing is lovely and makes this a rather enjoyable read despite the ugliness of the war he is writing about.
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Reason read: it's on my randomization list and it was available on Libby
This is not really a novel but journalism, nonfiction and takes place during the Vietnam War. Michael Herr was an American writer and war correspondent for Esquire. I grew up listening to these stories and seeing the pictures on the TV. Herr explores not only the war, the soldiers, and the people but also the war corespondents that went to Vietnam and reported on the war. He discussed how loyalties of the correspondents to a ...more
This is not really a novel but journalism, nonfiction and takes place during the Vietnam War. Michael Herr was an American writer and war correspondent for Esquire. I grew up listening to these stories and seeing the pictures on the TV. Herr explores not only the war, the soldiers, and the people but also the war corespondents that went to Vietnam and reported on the war. He discussed how loyalties of the correspondents to a ...more
Michael Herr's Dispatches allows the reader to witness 1967-1969 in Vietnam alongside an 'in-country' war correspondent. Since finishing the book I find myself revisiting his accounts of episodes with soldiers in the midst of the war. The men are funny, angry, numb, confused, wounded in every sense of the word. A fascinating and brutally honest portrayal of the war and of the role that the media play in such conflicts.
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3.5 stars. I was put off by a lack of organization of the book, though I understand that a war is not a very organized thing. There is much to admire in the writing however.
May 13, 2011
Charisma
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Dec 11, 2012
Diane
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Kyle Mahoney
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Janet
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Kai Coates
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it was amazing
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