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Matterhorn: Book Review

May 14th, 2010 Posted in Books

I just finished reading Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes.  At nearly 600 pages, when I first started reading it, I had my reservations about reading a novel about the Vietnam war.  After diving into it, I was engrossed.  I’ve never been a big war buff, but this novel is gritty and allegorical.  The character development was excellent and the author really uses the backdrop of Vietnam to highlight racial politics as well as our relationship to nature and the absurdity of war strategy.  This is certainly more than just a mere "war" novel.  I highly recommend it.

 

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