Reviews

Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien

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.

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

3.0

Fascinating and frightening in the way that Tim O'Brien's books usually are.

snowlessknitter's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

_ottavia_'s review against another edition

2.0

Da che ho memoria l'elemento del realismo magico non mi è mai piaciuto. Pecco sicuramente di troppo pragmatismo e quando mi capita il libro sbagliato sotto mano finisco con l'annoiarmi molto in fretta. Il che, in questo caso particolare, è un gran peccato perchè Tim O'Brien è un autore di cui, dopo aver letto il magnifico The Things They Carried, leggerei quasi tutto. Questo breve libro, però, è certamente tenuto in gran considerazione da molti lettori, ma proprio non fa per me.

colemanwarnerwriter's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

freezerbridesweetdivine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

defenderofnothing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.0

cseibs's review against another edition

4.0

O'Brien's best.

frankieatthedisco's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mkiyxxmi's review against another edition

5.0

tim o’brien has done it again

this novel is about a soldier and the imagination he lives with every day, aching for a peace he can never truly have while being stuck in a war (/ on a deserter’s journey) he doesn’t want to fight

a thought-provoking look into war and the affects it has on the mind and experiences