Goodbye Vietnam
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590960009 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robert W. Wood served in the 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
-- Leatheneck Magazine. -- The Book ReaderAn impressively written novel A compellingly dark, gritty, no-holds-barred view of a truly hellish war -- Midwest Book ReviewLike pieces of shrapnel; the words sting and they go deep. A compelling splendid short study that comes close to capturing the real Vietnam War as any Socially Unacceptable authenticity can
Better Than Non-Fiction Tales of Vietnam! Sometimes the truth is best written in the form of fiction so that it can create the mood and emotional stage for the very soul of the storyteller. Such is the case for author Robert W. Wood, with his compilation of short stories in "Goodbye Vietnam". The book works very well in a strange and sometimes bizarre way to convey what it felt like to do a "tour of duty" in Vietnam during that war.The format that Wood uses to define the Vietnam experience works perfectly in giving the reader an insider look. His use of short pieces that feel sort of like stories or chapters paint us a picture of the horror, the rage and the outright absurdit. FxyLady said A strange work, not like a "real" Vietnam book. My husband read this book and wrote this review. *This is what he told me to put in the review, HIS words below;* I am a "A strange work, not like a "real" Vietnam book" according to FxyLady. My husband read this book and wrote this review. *This is what he told me to put in the review, HIS words below;* I am a 2-tour Vietnam Vet. I can relate to stories of combat settings.Here is my review;This one is "different." I didn't hate it, but it took a little effort to force myself to get into it.This writer is a "thinker," but might not connect with many readers, especially non-Vietnam vets. Like I said, 'it took a little effort for me to get into it,' and I am very open-minded. I had trouble following the odd, bizarre dialog inserts, and placement of the settings, of which were not very many settings.If you can hook-up with th. -tour Vietnam Vet. I can relate to stories of combat settings.Here is my review;This one is "different." I didn't hate it, but it took a little effort to force myself to get into it.This writer is a "thinker," but might not connect with many readers, especially non-Vietnam vets. Like I said, 'it took a little effort for me to get into it,' and I am very open-minded. I had trouble following the odd, bizarre dialog inserts, and placement of the settings, of which were not very many settings.If you can hook-up with th. Vividly evokes a fictional yet highly realistic memory Midwest Book Review Wood is an impressively written novel that vividly evokes a fictional yet highly realistic memory of a Marine who served in combat in Vietnan. Offer the reader a compellingly dark, gritty, no-holds-barred view of a truly hellish war, and the toll it took on human life and decency, Goodbye Vietnam belongs on the shelf along side such seminal and memorable works at Joseph L. Heller's "Catch 22" and Norman Mailer's "The Naked and the Dead".
I knew it, I knew it all along." Reminiscent of Apocalypse Now in its treatment of meaninglessness and truthfulness, this book puts the reader square in the middle of a time and a place that even now remains controversial.. The absurdity of this time is profiled in "Today's Spectators," in which an argument between two South Vietnamese factions plays out like a football game while the Americans eat peanuts and popcorn and watch a fighter plane strafe a convoy of trucks and tanks: "This is a movie. From "The Gift," a story about boot camp and his love-hate for the drill sergeant, to "Zelda Waiting," which finds him leaving Vietnam "packed in the