ɹˈoʊmɚ ɹˈɑːdɹɪk, ðə tˈiːtʃɚ hˌuː ɐsˈaɪnd ðə bˈʊk, ˈɑːɹɡjuːz ðætðə nˈɑːvəl pɹəvˈaɪdz “ɐn ˈɑːnɪst, hˈɑːɹdhˈɪɾɪŋ lˈʊk æt wˈɔːɹ.”
Roma Roderick, the teacher who assigned the book, argues that the novel provides “an honest, hard-hitting look at war.”