eml113 's review for:

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is less about the facts of the war, and more about what war feels like. It’s a really powerful book for how it captures the complexity  of what O’Brien experienced.