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A review by marathonreader
Fires on the Plain by Shohei Ooka
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An examination of a stranded soldier's ability to protect, preserve, or recover his humanity, to stay alive, to stay sane. This book will read to you either like a hazy, horrific nightmare or a chaotic, cannabalistic Shudder Island. But I think both speak echoes about the condition of survivors of war.
"As I lagged behind the young man, a fragment of the grenade tore a piece form my shoulder. I quickly picked up the morsel, wiped off the dirt, and popped it in my mouth. There could certainly be nothing wrong in eating my own flesh" (221)
"As I lagged behind the young man, a fragment of the grenade tore a piece form my shoulder. I quickly picked up the morsel, wiped off the dirt, and popped it in my mouth. There could certainly be nothing wrong in eating my own flesh" (221)