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350 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781432848101
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Large Print Press
Publication date: 09 October 2017
Description
In 1979, Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato—a novel about the Vietnam War—won the National Book Award. In this, his second work of fiction about Vietnam, O'Brien's unique artistic vision is again clearly demonstrated. Neither a novel nor a short s...
Community Reviews Summary of 23,504 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 67%
sad 62%
challenging 41%
tense 37%
informative 25%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 11%
funny 10%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 33% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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War, Death, ViolenceModerate
Suicide, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Drug use, Cancer, Gore
350 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781432848101
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Large Print Press
Publication date: 09 October 2017
Description
In 1979, Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato—a novel about the Vietnam War—won the National Book Award. In this, his second work of fiction about Vietnam, O'Brien's unique artistic vision is again clearly demonstrated. Neither a novel nor a short s...
Community Reviews Summary of 23,504 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 67%
sad 62%
challenging 41%
tense 37%
informative 25%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 11%
funny 10%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 33% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, ViolenceModerate
Suicide, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Drug use, Cancer, Gore