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My completed Fall prompts for #Booked2019

#BookAboutAddiction: Hey, Kiddo
#SoldiersStory: The Winter Soldier
#NewIn2019: Well Met
#PersonOfColorMCParanormal: Shadowshaper
#PublicDomain: Far From the Madding Crowd
#PoliticalIntrigue: Fate of the Fallen

It‘s time for my fall wrap-up. I was a #rebelreader and chose books out of their season and order. So by the beginning of October, I only had two left to finish. I read the #comicorgraphicnovel prompt. Then I realized that a book I read in February worked for #soldiersstory. So, that‘s my story and I‘m sticking to it!

Thanks to my lovely co-hosts and all you participants for a great #booked2019 challenge year! 😘😘

Yay! I used this for #soldiersstory for #booked2019 (which is perhaps a bit of a stretch, but it is part of the story), so I have finally completed #booked2019!!
This book was okay. A quick read but predictable and the pacing felt off. I liked the premise but It turned into a definite “dude bro” book about halfway through where the MC started physically fighting people and fending off potential murders left and right.

A stunning depiction of the horrors of war, I thought this was beautifully written. Can one really come back from something like that and live a normal life? It's so hard to imagine. I wasn't too keen on the romance but the rest will stay with me long after the last page.

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This was good and the story held my attention. Was surprised by the ending! And although part of war and necessary since this is the story of an enlisted army doctor, my queasy stomach could have done without the detailed description of battle injuries!
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A wonderful and uplifting story of survival and perseverance against all odds! Much of this book addresses Craig's life upon returning to civilian life and dealing with PTSD after being in an active warzone in Afghanistan. Great for those who may be skittish about details regarding the loss of life in combat zones. #Booked2019 #SoldiersStory #Autumn @cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

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*This book is one I was absolutely not looking forward to reading. On the recommendation of a great friend, I decided to give it a go. This book is utterly fantastic. It is an older book (2012), so I‘m sure loads of Littens have already read it, so I‘ll make it brief. Three points: a) Fountain has his thumb firmly on the pulse of American culture; b) he is a wordsmith of the highest caliber—I learned ⬇️

Last book for November and this was a weird one. It is about a man, Billy Pilgrim, who gets displaced in time and is kidnapped by aliens. All of this starts when he is a soldier during World War 2. You never really know whether he's nuts or not.
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I don‘t think there is any praise I can give that hasn‘t already been heaped on this book. Excellently written, powerfully evocative semi-autobiographical essays/stories about young men in the Vietnam war. Heartbreaking and honest and so very good.

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This was also my #SoldiersStory for #Booked2019 🙌🏻