The Things They Carried
1991 • 236 pages
Ratings108
Average rating4.1
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Ratings108
Average rating4.1
*The Things They Carried* (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division.
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Stunning. Absolutely stunning. And heartbreaking, and a very true, visceral portrait of the Vietnam War as written by a man who lived through it. Probably in my top ten.
A “book about war” for the Read Harder Challenge. Again, books about war are not a category I would seek out (the point of the challenge, obvi), but this book is riveting.
