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Starred Review on April 15, 2017 | Fiction
In an article for the New York Times, Van Reet, a veteran of the First Calvary Division in Baghdad and recipient of a James Michener Fellowship, criticized the publishing phenomenon of the "War on Terror Kill Memoir," exemplified by American Sniper and No Easy Day. Rather than complicate the intricacies of death and combat, argues Van Reet, these books directly satisfy the American public's morbid curiosity with body counts. Here, in his debut novel, Van Reet d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

