A review by kategci
Redeployment by Phil Klay

5.0

I read this in anticipation of meeting with the author at a Pop-Up book group in NYC and I brought along my son as I had gifted him this book right after it was originally published. The stories were hard to read; violent, searing, sad and heart breaking. Hearing the author tell his story about the writing, the composition of the stories and the structure of the book was amazing (he just turned in his next manuscript to his publisher; when he goes out on book tour, you must go see him)! The stories are composites of people and situations he knew (he was an information officer deployed to Iraq) and they are very real. This has been out a while, but I recommend reading it no matter your political persuasion. For those who have never been in the Military it will make you look at War and Service a little differently. Survivor's guilt is such a part of these stories; "If you haven't given all, you have not given enough." This is a common belief of the men returning from deployment according to Mr. Klay. I will be thinking about this idea and book over Memorial Day and for many days to come.