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doriangaymer 's review for:
Generals Die in Bed
by Charles Yale Harrison
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is not an easy read, nor is it supposed to be. This is a book from the POV of a soldier in WWI. He doesn't want to be there. It grim and dirty and horrible. Yet this is hauntingly and beautifully written, antiwar and reflective of the author's own experience during the war itself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail