If I Die In A Combat Zone by Tim O'Brien

If I Die In A Combat Zone

Tim O'Brien

189 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

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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 70%
informative 70%
reflective 70%
emotional 55%
sad 45%
tense 40%
challenging 30%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 30%
slow 20%

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