Overall Reading Experience
I’d always heard of this book but never got to read it. I’m pretty sure it was a required book to read in one of my reading classes but I moved away before we read it. Thankfully, someone in my book club wanted to read it, putting it on my radar once again.
I didn’t know much about the book before going in. Mostly that it was an anti war book and that it takes place during World War 2.
I thought it was a nice read. One of the better books that I’ve read this year. Most of the sentiments expressed, I already agreed with but it was all written very beautifully. It was a short read but packed with emotion and thought provoking lines and characters that felt real even if they were there for a short amount of time. I did have some small trouble in the beginning of the story to with POV and the style of writing but I understood the purpose of doing so. I liked the writing, more comedic than I thought for a topic so serious. I would probably read other works by him down the line.
It was nice to read a book like this especially during the times that we’re living in right now. I think I read this around the time the BBB passed and I’ve been following the Palestinian genocide and the occupations of Congo and Sudan for quite some time. It’s a nice reminder to not fight the wars that others want you to fight or how the trauma of war affects one and how we as people treat those affected individuals.
The Abode 