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planc25's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
wemedge's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
kayleepopovich's review against another edition
I was completely unaware of this novel of O'Brien's--I had found it buried in my garage somewhere actually. I had already read The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods and loved O'Brien's forthcoming yet enigmatic style, and Going After Cacciato is no exception. Easily one of my favorites of his, because he captured so well the longing spirit of a soldier's mind to be anywhere but on his or her present state. And although the endings was one of those "...and it was all a dream" clichés, I felt like it added to rather than took away from the character study of Paul Berlin's mind. Cacciato himself was never developed as a character. O'Brien seemed to keep his descriptions of the boy vague and incomplete enough to where Cacciato was always just an ideal or a ghost, rather than a person. This was brilliant, however, because the book was never really about physically going after Cacciato. It was the surreal mental journey of Berlin's on which he lost and then found himself, without ever moving a muscle. The entire novel was like one long daydream.
garrettmami's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ramb0two11's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
matosapa's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
kieranmgarvey's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
megankrone's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lauraborkpower's review against another edition
4.0
Really awful (awful in a good way) war story. He's one of the best Vietnam War writers I've yet read.