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goooeycheese's review
3.0
Read's like a news article, dry and impartial. I enjoy memoirs for personal reflection and impartiality, so this was a tad of let down. However, after reflection, this style is perfect for Hersh and the embodiment of what it means to be a reporter.
dimkarakostas's review
5.0
This is one of those books that will inspire a whole new generation of journalists.
dereksilva's review against another edition
2.0
I read this book because it sounded like Hersh has been through some big things in his life. And while he broke some big stories and did some interesting reporting, I just wasn't interested enough in this book to begin with. I also don't know U.S. history in the 1960s and 1970s to really know all the names and events that he mentions. If you're very interested in the Vietnam War, you may find this quite interesting.
zachkuhn's review against another edition
4.0
Hersh deserves unquestioned respect for his devotion to the stories of the Vietnamese killed either directly (My Lai) or "indirectly" (Agent Orange/Chemical Weapons). The portions of this memoir that deal with those stories are intense and often profound.
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