A review by sarahbowman101
A Midnight Clear by William Wharton

4.0

FUBAR. This short book about a recon mission at the end of WWII should be the very definition of FUBAR. 5 intelligent soldiers camp out at a chateau in the Ardennes forest and have unusual contact with another similar small group of German soldiers. The end is both horrible and perfect. This makes me think a little bit about Tim O'Brien and his ideas about war stories. They are all real, they are all unreal and can be the truth, a lie, and both all at the same time. I found this to be a little bit of a clunky read, but a nice and short book that tells a singular war story and no more.