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Title: Not likely to be a classic
Review: I read Jarhead as a result of the very favorable reviews that it garnered and the fact that I have read most of the memoirs of this genre. A couple of the reviewers compared this book to a Rumor of War or Friendly Fire. Not in your wildest dreams. I kept waiting for the book to develop into something more than a puerile confessional until I realized that it wasn't going to happen. Most of us who have been in the military knew a few jerks like the author, but generally avoided them. It had some very readable moments, but there were all too few of them.
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