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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

dark emotional reflective

5.0

 
I read this for high school then again in sophomore year college and this book... it is amazing how O'Brien explains everything from an inner and outer perspective. It is just very strange that he admits later on that he never was in the military. I believe it is towards the end when he admits it was all a work of "fiction." He took a lot of stories from his friends but never actually involved in the draft or the war itself. Hence the chapter he discussed running to Canada. He used this book to reflect on the mental reflection on the war and whether it was really worth the loss and if the soldier died in vain. Very interesting story