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Fallen Angels
by Walter Dean Myers
Richie Perry has joined the army in order to escape Harlem. When he is mistakenly sent to Vietnam despite his bad knee, he isn’t too concerned. He hears reports that the war is nearly over, and doubts that he’ll have to spend much time in combat, if any at all. Together with the other young men in his squad, Perry faces combat situations of nightmarish intensity. He wonders if he’ll ever be the same—and if he’ll get out alive.
This novel is gritty and realistic. Battle scenes convey the confusion of not knowing who or where your enemy is, or why he is your enemy. The rigors of army life are also unflinchingly described. Myers has written a riveting book where we are compelled to read faster in the hope that the characters survive.
This novel is gritty and realistic. Battle scenes convey the confusion of not knowing who or where your enemy is, or why he is your enemy. The rigors of army life are also unflinchingly described. Myers has written a riveting book where we are compelled to read faster in the hope that the characters survive.