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A review by atstory2024
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle
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