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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle
4 reviews
kotashomelibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, War, and Violence
atstory2024's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
2.0
I am going to acknowledge my biases on how I feel about the Iraq War and how I feel about the military, and the United States politicking in the world as a whole and solely focus the book and the experience of Chris Kyle himself (minus the controversies)
Chris Kyle seems like a good person based on his up bringing and frequently his devotion to "God, Country, and Family" (in that order). His willingness to become to join the military and become Navy Seal is a physical and mental challenge in itself, and I applaud him for. His willingness to volunteer and loyalty to his fellow teammates is commendable. The one thing I can not really understand is his sense of ego and righteous. The need for him to seek out conflict like getting into bar fights to prove his "toughness" and his ability to paint his enemy has "evil" and for no other reason why they are fighting people like Chris Kyle in Iraq. In the book he often states "I like war and killing". While as it is the Navy Seals (the military overall) job is primarily going into conflicts and engage with the opposing side, his gleefulness just rubbed me the wrong way. Also, he described himself as a crusader for god.
There are other things I want to say, but overall I did learn more about the Navy, and Chris Kyle's life, sad what happened to him, nobody deserves that fate. The book was okay, I am going to watch the movie and see the differences.
Chris Kyle seems like a good person based on his up bringing and frequently his devotion to "God, Country, and Family" (in that order). His willingness to become to join the military and become Navy Seal is a physical and mental challenge in itself, and I applaud him for. His willingness to volunteer and loyalty to his fellow teammates is commendable. The one thing I can not really understand is his sense of ego and righteous. The need for him to seek out conflict like getting into bar fights to prove his "toughness" and his ability to paint his enemy has "evil" and for no other reason why they are fighting people like Chris Kyle in Iraq. In the book he often states "I like war and killing". While as it is the Navy Seals (the military overall) job is primarily going into conflicts and engage with the opposing side, his gleefulness just rubbed me the wrong way. Also, he described himself as a crusader for god.
There are other things I want to say, but overall I did learn more about the Navy, and Chris Kyle's life, sad what happened to him, nobody deserves that fate. The book was okay, I am going to watch the movie and see the differences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
tking250's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and War
michaelferlazzo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This is one of the best “U.S. Navy seal” books out there, it’s so touching and emotional, and full of grit and determination, and the “American Spirit” of freedom, loss and endurance. It is written to where one can almost see exactly what he saw, and his story hit me just as hard as that in Unbroken. It showed me how horrible war is, and how I hope to never be in his situation, and appreciate the sacrifices that the people in our military make in wartime. It opened my eyes to the pain and mental trauma that happens to the people in military, it makes me grateful and sad at the same time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
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