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Title: A superbly-written book.
Review: In the Shadow of Suribachi, Joyce Faulkner, who writes like no other writer, takes us on an unusual journey of the lives of several WWII veterans -- from their childhood and youth, through their nightmarish days during the fighting itself, which are surrealistic and terrifying, to the PTSD of the war's aftermath on these veterans. At first, I found the book confusing, as I didn't realize that the same characters' lives were being shown in all three phases, but once I figured it out, I thought it was a great way to write a book. In the Shadow of Suribachi is hard to read because of the graphic narratives of the veterans' pre-, during, and post-war experiences (some strong language), but it is an important book, because we must realize what war does to its victims, whether we approve of war or not.
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