Title: A Stunningly Good Book
Product review: I was born in the 50s, too young really to understand or protest the Viet Nam War meaningfully, but had a brother who was sent there. It affected him profoundly, but he never spoke of it. He died young, in part due to this war, and I saw this book as a chance to understand to some degree what my brother had gone through.If you aren't too squeamish to look at the horrific realities of war, this book has almost everything one book can offer. The narrative is gripping. O'Brien allows us to see vividly through several soldier's eyes, experiencing a wide range of emotions in the process. The book teaches, has brilliant plot twists (it is fiction), reminds us how beautiful it is to live in the moment, and if nothing else, it makes the reader supremely grateful not to be in Viet Nam.It is a book I will read again (and maybe again afterwards).
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