half_lucid 's review for:

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
2.0

I really enjoyed this book. Mainly because it taught me about an aspect of WWII history I knew nothing about. The writing is juvenile at best and the main character seems to be involved in every major event in the war. What really brought it to four stars was the descriptions of pointless violence. We tend to forget this happened, caught up in the Greatest Generation and ticker-tape parades. People turned on one another, and violence became a norm. I did love the ending as well, assholes who are smart always get their happy ending. It’s bitter and awful but believable. Wish someone who could actually write had told what was an interesting story.