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Dispatches by Michael Herr
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it was amazing
bookshelves: memoir, military-history

This is war reportage as heartbreaking poetry. One of the roughest pieces of writing I have ever encountered. Beautiful, angular and harsh stylistically. There is a wonderfully (and terrifyingly) immersive quality to this book.
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Started Reading
May 1, 2007 – Finished Reading
June 27, 2007 – Shelved
January 22, 2008 – Shelved as: memoir
January 22, 2008 – Shelved as: military-history

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message 1: by Dave (new) - rated it 5 stars
Sep 03, 2010 06:14PM

Dave Gaston I loved your review. I posted mine.


message 2: by Aaron (new) - rated it 5 stars
Feb 02, 2013 08:56PM

Aaron George This review is spot-on for how this book feels to me. I will not attempt to improve on it. Thank you.


message 3: by 2sketchy (new) - rated it 5 stars
Jan 19, 2021 05:37PM

2sketchy Very well put.


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