As I dive further into your novel the more intrigued I am becoming. I really enjoy hearing about how war changed the soldiers, and how life begins to develop a different meaning. The death of fellow soldiers become a natural phenomenon, and also a joke. But the joking is how they deal with it; which is also interesting to hear about, because they all deal with the deaths a little bit differently. Like Kiowa talks about the death of Lavendar in amazement, while Lt. Cross cries by himself in a fox whole blaming it on himself. Your styling of writing i what really makes one understand the emotion on the battle field. Your writing is very casual which reflects to the events in the novel. Like how death is now a casual event or so it comes off.
One question I have is are you apart of this unit? I can't tell if you, Tim O'brien, is writing of your real experiences, or if you are writing from the perspective of a retired soldier, and you have drawn personal experiences into his character. Basically, what I am asking is: Is this a true story/ autobiography? I look forward to continuing the journey though the Vietnam war that isn't about the history or tactics, but of the lives of the soldiers.
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