pickWe follow Kein whose job in the Vietnam war was to search for dead bodies in the jungle. In the years after the war ended, he would drink to excess and write down the things that kept him up at night. This is his story. It's jumbled and mostly out of chronological order which can be confusing however the last few pages address the issues.
This book is full of horrors. Pages full of broken dreams and broken spirits. Lost lives, lost souls.
#SchoolSpirit #paper An oldie but a goodie. Why we need good journalists who go beyond the obvious, beyond the propaganda.
pickMy #TBRtarot pick this month was beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time. The author tells the story of Vietnam and the things all soldiers carry both physically and emotionally. Im so glad I finally read this classic. I will be thinking about this one for a long time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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pickThis “memoir” of the Vietnam war feels like source material for so much that I‘ve seen concerning that conflict. The book is, however, incredibly poignant as it describes the moronic military leadership having ideas of war defined by outmoded memories of glory and courage. A soldier‘s POV without any deep analysis of the politics, shows war‘s absurdity and plodding futility.
The Things They Curried
“They curried malaria tablets, love letters, 28-pound mine detectors, dope, illustrated Bibles...“
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pickThis was a difficult novel to read. It became more violent over time, but it is a novel about war. It was an interesting approach to the Vietnam War because all characters were flawed. It was impossible to determine who was right and who was wrong wich made the book more interesting. The story is told from the perspective of a Vietnamese refugee.#AAPI#vietnamwar#traumaticexperience#immigrantexperience
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