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