A review by dorhastings
Redeployment by Phil Klay

3.0

I listened to an NPR program with this author (and probably some television interview) and found the concept very interesting. Overall I really don't have a lot to say about this book. Part of me thinks that this book is for people who have served, because the style and vocabulary is such that it is clearly not meant for civilians. And I think it's best suited for that audience, but those aren't the only people who should read it. The issues in this book are heartbreaking in their subtlety and blatantness. I don't think this book is meant to be heartbreaking, though. I think its goal is to give a truthful account of what men and women (primarily men) go through in the armed forces, and in some cases the stories are almost bland in their everydayness.