Gunnar Laughlin’s Reviews > Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War > Status Update
Gunnar Laughlin
is 13% done
I love the POV writing style. It almost feels like a livestream of this Marines platoon in the last moments of the buildup to the war on Iraq. What a crazy place to be as a journalist.
Some choice language that could make some readers of marginalized identities uncomfortable, but considering the subjects of the book, it fits right in.
— Jun 03, 2026 06:16PM
Some choice language that could make some readers of marginalized identities uncomfortable, but considering the subjects of the book, it fits right in.
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Gunnar Laughlin
is 86% done
How in the world are there 2 hours left in this audiobook????
Considering that the intensity has crescendoed to what feels like the climax, and there’s still just shy of a fifth of the book left, I’m so intrigued to see what comes next. Gotta finish before it’s due in 4 days tho.
— Jun 17, 2026 10:40PM
Considering that the intensity has crescendoed to what feels like the climax, and there’s still just shy of a fifth of the book left, I’m so intrigued to see what comes next. Gotta finish before it’s due in 4 days tho.
Gunnar Laughlin
is 67% done
These dudes are f*cking going through it. It’s getting ridiculously brutal, and they just have to keep going. These officers are idiots, and it would be funny if their carelessness didn’t posture Marines as pawns, and civilians as cannon fodder.
So interesting to see how quickly immense brutality can change even those who are trained to kill.
— Jun 17, 2026 08:21AM
So interesting to see how quickly immense brutality can change even those who are trained to kill.
Gunnar Laughlin
is 38% done
In a barren landscape, surrounded by what might be the most overstimulating situation possibly ever, Evan Wright paints a colorful and remarkably detailed picture.
— Jun 09, 2026 04:19PM
Gunnar Laughlin
is 30% done
I love that the Humvee is almost written as a character. In this story, it really is one too. It’s so central to the beginnings of this story, that even the pacing reflects the movements of the Humvee. Slowly, continually forward, rarely back. Excellent, so far.
— Jun 05, 2026 05:09PM
Gunnar Laughlin
is 17% done
Yea, I’m really liking this one. Really well written.
— Jun 03, 2026 09:52PM

