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DID NOT FINISH

Not impressed. I can't believe that this book spawned both an Academy Award movie AND an Emmy Award television show.

Each character is given a complete history. That sounded like every main character has a rich background. No. EVERY CHARACTER has a COMPLETE HISTORY. Why do I need to know the reason somebody has a nickname while his actual name is something Vi, who appears on 3 pages?

I get why everybody has a nickname, but the inconsistency of the narrator's used of those names is pretty annoying. Let the characters talk that way. I

The book itself is PAINFUL. IT's obviously written about the author's time in the army.