The book we read this time was a fiction written by Tim O'Brian titled The things they carried. It is a book about a platoon of troops over in vietnam during the war. In my opinion this book was a breath of fresh air from other war story books. In this story everyone in the platoon gets a story. A sort of background to the characters. It is a good addition to the book. This book does not have any sort of "plot" or "linier" story to it. It splits up parts of the war and parts of returning home in a way that works and still flows very well.
Though some chapters a little hard or boring to get through most are good war stories. In some parts the book becomes a little graphic but what do expect with war? I also feel this story does portray how war effected these men during and even long after the war. It shows how some come back to the civilian world and can not find a purpose, it shows how people change completely.
In a couple chapters O'Brain focuses on himself during war time and explanes how stressful and how fast things are. I recommend this book to anyone that likes to read war books. It is very interesting book I give it a 8/10
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