If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien

If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home

Tim O'Brien

224 pages first pub 1973 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong. Beautif...

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Moods

dark 68%
informative 68%
reflective 68%
emotional 52%
sad 47%
tense 36%
challenging 31%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 26%
slow 21%

Average rating

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