Dad's Maybe Book

I can imagine that some readers will like this book less than I did, but here's why I loved it:
1) I'm a fan of Tim O'Brien's work. Going After Cacciato is one of the greatest books of the 20th Century, and The Things They Carried is a classic, too. (Not to mention all of O'Brien's other books, each of which I've thoroughly enjoyed and admired.)
2) I had the privilege of working with O'Brien in a workshop at the Sewanee Writers' Conference and found him to be a wonderful and supportive teacher. I learned more than I thought possible in those sessions.
3) At Sewanee, I heard some of the stories that come through in this book, which is part love-letter to his sons, part memoir, part anti-war screed (too harsh a word, but he does have strong views), and part writing advice. You can read it for any of those elements, but you'll benefit from them all.