Comments on: Generation Kill http://veryserious.org/2010/02/16/generation-kill The world on weekdays, nothing on weekends Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:48:34 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Stace http://veryserious.org/2010/02/16/generation-kill/comment-page-1#comment-25131 Stace Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:48:37 +0000 http://veryserious.org/?p=5351#comment-25131 Thanks! I just ordered a copy from Amazon (it was $4) but I also ordered a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Bullet-Away-Making-Officer/dp/0618773436/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266364091&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">1st Lt. Fick's book</a> as well. It had pretty good reviews, so I figured while I'm on this kick I should give it a shot. I was going to try Border's but apparently they just don't stock anything that's not new or classic any more.<p class="top-comments">current votes: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-25131">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Thanks! I just ordered a copy from Amazon (it was $4) but I also ordered a copy of 1st Lt. Fick’s book as well. It had pretty good reviews, so I figured while I’m on this kick I should give it a shot.

I was going to try Border’s but apparently they just don’t stock anything that’s not new or classic any more.

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]]> By: Joanne http://veryserious.org/2010/02/16/generation-kill/comment-page-1#comment-25128 Joanne Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:56:55 +0000 http://veryserious.org/?p=5351#comment-25128 I loved Evan Wright's Generation Kill too! I rarely read war novels, but this one really hit home for me. It's the rare sensibilities that the author uses to put not just a face but a personality on every soldier we come across in the book. Have you guys read Hella Nation? It's another EW book that came out a couple years after Gen Kill. It's also "hella" good (haha, sorry, I had to). If you haven't, I recommend getting yourself a copy. Hardcover's been out, but paperback comes out March 2, 2010! Just in time for a little spring reading :)<p class="top-comments">current votes: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-25128">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I loved Evan Wright’s Generation Kill too! I rarely read war novels, but this one really hit home for me. It’s the rare sensibilities that the author uses to put not just a face but a personality on every soldier we come across in the book. Have you guys read Hella Nation? It’s another EW book that came out a couple years after Gen Kill. It’s also “hella” good (haha, sorry, I had to). If you haven’t, I recommend getting yourself a copy. Hardcover’s been out, but paperback comes out March 2, 2010! Just in time for a little spring reading :)

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]]> By: Stace http://veryserious.org/2010/02/16/generation-kill/comment-page-1#comment-25106 Stace Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:37:45 +0000 http://veryserious.org/?p=5351#comment-25106 I liked the mini-series (I watched it in one marathon session) and I was actually surprized to see how closely it stuck to the book. But I think the extra background about the men and other conversations that were edited out were very insightful into how or why things played out like they did. You can get it from Amazon for $10 or you know, support a local retailer. I think the cover vaule is now like $15 and if you get the newest edition there's an afterward about where all the men are now. On another note, are you going to watch the Pacific? I watched the Making of last night, I'm kind of excited.<p class="top-comments">current votes: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-25106">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I liked the mini-series (I watched it in one marathon session) and I was actually surprized to see how closely it stuck to the book. But I think the extra background about the men and other conversations that were edited out were very insightful into how or why things played out like they did. You can get it from Amazon for $10 or you know, support a local retailer. I think the cover vaule is now like $15 and if you get the newest edition there’s an afterward about where all the men are now.

On another note, are you going to watch the Pacific? I watched the Making of last night, I’m kind of excited.

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]]> By: peteg http://veryserious.org/2010/02/16/generation-kill/comment-page-1#comment-25105 peteg Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:31:18 +0000 http://veryserious.org/?p=5351#comment-25105 I loved the mini-series. I'll have to read the book now<p class="top-comments">current votes: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-25105">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I loved the mini-series. I’ll have to read the book now

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