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i have such a feeling of dread reading this book it encapsulates the vietnam war so well. the characters feel so real

jesus if chapter 1 made me grimace i can’t wait for the rest of the book

“nothing’s fair in war”

this book is so fucking funny honestly

the whole tangent on feminism and military relationships was so random but really interesting from the author’s perspective. i actually agreed with a good bit of it

the writing is so well done and comedic. also tale as old as time, soldier falls in love with a stripper pre deployment lmao. but awww they pinky swore! walton is reminding me so much of my bf who’s also in the army infantry lol they act basically exactly the same. replace me with the stripper and we’ve got basically the same story.

god that’s sickening

i cannot stress enough how much i dislike everything about this book. i know i’m not the target audience cause i’m not a fantasy reader but not only is the MC boring and totally dull, but the plot has zero substance???? idk why this book is so loved as it is honestly. also it’s unnecessarily long.

i’m sorry this book is so boring i would DNF but it was a gift and i have to finish it. ik i’m halfway through and maybe it’ll pick up but why isn’t the plot moving forward like at all?

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love watching the real halftime performance after reading it. it was actually a super nuts halftime.

loving the writing of this book so far i love how descriptive and internal it feels

oof i loveee the writing of this book

ough the lake, the darkness enveloping him.

america claims they love their veterans then sets off fireworks

“we are the bludgeoned survivors, prostitutes of bravery”

“the dead are watching me”

“i despise this war and the boyish reveries of manhood that brought me here”

ray and elizabeth’s relationship is so wholesome

“their supreme patriotic gesture pisses me off, i don’t know why i’m mad at them. maybe it’s because i just vaporized someone and they seem to be cheering “atta boy you really killed the shit out of him!” quiet is all i want”

i really like this audiobook narrator

my favorite part is when ray gets introspective “i had to go to war, i wasn’t made to waste my time tangled up in the grass.” some people are truly just built like that. even after getting injured, he refused to go home and went back to his platoon. i understand it, and yet i also find it simultaneously stupid.

love the pacing of this book so far

damn

i’m convinced i could do this

“it was not that he lacked desire, rather it was that his aim lay out beyond her somewhere and by withholding himself he was trying to tell her so” OOOOOHHHHHHH i love the way john le carré writes yearninggggg

really well written so far but i’m not surprise cause it’s jake tapper and he’s a capital J journalist. i just wasn’t sure he actually had writing abilities cause he’s an anchor not a writer.

god this is so sad. i can’t imagine knowing your best friend’s husband is dead before she does and having to wait for her to find out.