Philip Wandel’s Reviews > The Things They Carried > Status Update

I have just started this book, but I can tell what the mood is from every soldiers point of view. I like how the book starts with the repetitive phrase saying what everyone physically and mentally carries with them. You really can get a feel for how heavy everything that they carry, and makes you feel like you are carrying it to. Each soldier carries around 30-40 pounds of equipment and food.