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Extremely well paced, thought-provoking, et cetera. Only portion of this long novel where I was jolted out of the text was towards the end when Hawke reveals he's going regular, and Mellas behaves as if he and Hawke didn't already have a conversation about why someone might decide to go regular.This made me think a bit more about the "thunderstorms in Laos" my mother often heard during her adolescence.Bravo to the author for giving this story the proper time to marinate.
Unbelievable level of detail without getting overly technical or wordy. Takes a little more time than normal to get to know all the characters and relationships, particular if not familiar with military org structure. Found myself referring back to the table at beginning that showed all the characters and how they were connected. Reads like a cross between a novel and a documentary about the toll on young men thrown into a terrible era in US History.
Sad, depressing, honest, heart wrenching, tragic, war.
Gripping. Vietnam at its ugliest.
excellent