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A review by robdabear
Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
4.0
Although I just picked this book up randomly at the library, I turned out to really like it. Purple Heart was almost like a good, short mystery set in the center of a war zone in current-day Iraq. The main character, Matt Duffy, a deployed soldier, wakes up in a military hospital. I will only elaborate by saying after his awakening, a mystery unfolds while still pointing out details of an Iraqi war-zone.
By reading the acknowledgements at the end, I truly believe the author (Patricia McCormick) went all-out to make this book as detailed and realistic as possible, by enlisting the help of real soldiers in Iraq, who, in her words, "Questioned and challenged my story to make it as realistic as possible."
The only dislike I had with this story was it's length. A relatively thin book, I finished it in about three days. The only time I would read it would be during breakfast or lunch, which would last about thirty minutes maybe. The book just seemed to be going by really fast.
But that one con isn't enought to outweigh my view, so in conclusion, I really enjoyed this short, fast story.
By reading the acknowledgements at the end, I truly believe the author (Patricia McCormick) went all-out to make this book as detailed and realistic as possible, by enlisting the help of real soldiers in Iraq, who, in her words, "Questioned and challenged my story to make it as realistic as possible."
The only dislike I had with this story was it's length. A relatively thin book, I finished it in about three days. The only time I would read it would be during breakfast or lunch, which would last about thirty minutes maybe. The book just seemed to be going by really fast.
But that one con isn't enought to outweigh my view, so in conclusion, I really enjoyed this short, fast story.