The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1895 • 132 pages

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15

I thought the narration was excellent and so was the prose. I will admit that I fell in and out of attending to it, but was often brought back by lovely turns of phrase and simple truths. Before reading this I already knew that there is a lot of waiting and boredom as part of being in the military which is then sometimes followed by intense action or grueling work, and this is shown well in the novel. I appreciated the emotional range that is portrayed.

I will definitely follow up by reading the spark notes or something to help fill in any gaps.

September 3, 2023Report this review