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aliceinapalace91 's review for:
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden
"I wrote this book for them"
I enjoyed this book as an update on important events in our countries history and as an interesting and gripping story. I think, for the most part, the goal of creating a historical book that reads like a novel was accomplished. I also, however, think that the information could have been organized in a better way.
The style of jumping from character to character created a more accurate timeline and a interesting correlation to the chaos of the situation and the confusion the soldiers must have experienced as events were unfolding. However it created a sense of disassociation for the read, I found it hard to connect to any of the characters in the long term and when the author switched stories mid paragraph I can't say I always associated the events with the correct person.
The author has clearly talked to many people and in great detail and used quotes from them. Unfortunately, because of trying to use single direct quotes to describe the characters feeling and in such a disjointed manor a lot of them felt disingenuous.
I greatly appreciated the summary provided by the author at the end of the book; reviewing his own opinions surrounding the battle and analyzing some of the public statements made about the battle by various people really help me gather my thoughts and think critically about the feelings and fact presented in the book.
I enjoyed this book as an update on important events in our countries history and as an interesting and gripping story. I think, for the most part, the goal of creating a historical book that reads like a novel was accomplished. I also, however, think that the information could have been organized in a better way.
The style of jumping from character to character created a more accurate timeline and a interesting correlation to the chaos of the situation and the confusion the soldiers must have experienced as events were unfolding. However it created a sense of disassociation for the read, I found it hard to connect to any of the characters in the long term and when the author switched stories mid paragraph I can't say I always associated the events with the correct person.
The author has clearly talked to many people and in great detail and used quotes from them. Unfortunately, because of trying to use single direct quotes to describe the characters feeling and in such a disjointed manor a lot of them felt disingenuous.
I greatly appreciated the summary provided by the author at the end of the book; reviewing his own opinions surrounding the battle and analyzing some of the public statements made about the battle by various people really help me gather my thoughts and think critically about the feelings and fact presented in the book.