This hallucinatory first novel describes a mission by a small unit of American soldiers across a hostile landscape of an African country ruled by warlords. The mood of this book is tense and nightmarish, yet the story is grounded by realistic dialog in a distinctly American idiom. Though a page-turner, this book asks serious questions about personal responsibility and meaning when order disintegrates. Reminiscent both of Coetzee’s “Waiting for the Barbarians” and Tim O’Brien’s “Going after Cacciato”.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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