A review by shelleebee
Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien

5.0

Tim O'Brien is a Minnesotan author just recently added to the IB Prescribed Book List. I was thrilled when I saw his name added and decided to include this, his National Book Award winning novel, to the class. What I like best about this book is O'Brien's blend of fiction and reality in order to access the truth. O'Brien served in the Vietnam War and most of his novels are set there or deal significantly with the war. His best-known work is probably The Things They Carried and is a bit shorter and a bit more accessible as a starting point if you are reading just for fun.