/lit/ - Literature

File: 50 KB, 269x400, things-they-carried.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:01:15 2010 No.604699 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /lit/
I'm looking for some good war books, particularly about the Vietnam war.
I've read Catch-22 and The Things They Carried, and I like the absurdist and surreal style of narrative.
Do you have any good recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:03:15 2010 No.604703 that book sucks. spoiler alert some guy drives around in a truck. BFD.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:03:15 2010 No.604704 Slaughterhouse V. It's not a war book really, but its fairly absurd.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:04:15 2010 No.604707 >>604704 Yup, read that one too. I liked it, but not as much as the other books. >>604703 What?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:05:15 2010 No.604711 >>604703 This is a great book. You're wrong, sir.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:07:15 2010 No.604723 OHH BIG DEAL, KIOWA GETS EXPLODD BY A BOMB

Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:09:15 2010 No.604728
File: 22 KB, 263x400, 9780393064810.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>604723
Yes, because that's what happens.

Anyways, any other suggestions? I'm also open for nonfiction books about the war. I've heard of "The Untold War", does anyone know if that's any good?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:11:15 2010 No.604738 >>604723 I thought he died in the river of shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:11:15 2010 No.604742 The Forever War by Dexter Filkins A reporter's recollection of his time in the middle east since 1998. Definitely a worthwhile read.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:15:15 2010 No.604750 this book sucked and the authors' a whiny ass bitch

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:16:15 2010 No.604754 >>604750 Well, I don't see him whining around, unlike you so I'm going to go say no on this one.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:19:15 2010 No.604765 Mother Night? more about the aftermath, but plenty of WWII as well.

>>	annon Tue Apr 27 21:20:15 2010 No.604767 i'm now reading Matterhorn, great book, A Bright and Shinging Lie great non fiction, Chicken Hawk, was good

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:21:15 2010 No.604772 >>604742 >>604767 >>604765 Thank you! I'll definitely check these books out.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:22:15 2010 No.604773 File: 30 KB, 311x475, n986.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] First blood, rambo's based on this novel. Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD and freaking out in a small town? Yes sir.

Anonymous Tue Apr 27 21:24:15 2010 No.604782

"The Short Timers" and "The Phantom Blooper" by Gustav Hasford will fulfill your need for absurdism.

"Dispatches" by Michael Herr is "journalism" but also in that absurdist vein.

When you're ready for a "real" Vietnam novel check out "Fields of Fire" by Jim Webb.

Advanced search
Text to find
Subject [?]Search by post subject. Leave empty for any.
Username [?]Search for user name. Leave empty for any user name.
Tripcode [?]Search for tripcode. Leave empty for any.
Email [?]Search by email. Leave empty for any.
Filename [?]Search by image filename. Leave empty for any.
From Date [?]Enter what date to start searching from. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
To Date [?]Enter what date to start searching until. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
Image hash
Search in	All Posts OPs Only
Deleted posts	Show all posts Show only deleted posts Only show non-deleted posts
Internal posts	Show all posts Show only internal posts Show only archived posts
Order	New posts first Old posts first
Capcode	All Posts Only by Users Only by Mods Only by Admins Only by Developers
Results	Posts Threads
Action	[ Simple ]