tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post4066009470949131685..comments2023-07-07T07:08:17.227-05:00Comments on BooksYALove: B is for Battle Fatigue, by Mark Kurlansky (fiction) - Vietnam War battles come homeKaty Manck, MLShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06271516779182899993noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-74807703357470397642012-04-03T06:15:44.867-05:002012-04-03T06:15:44.867-05:00Thelma - the books you highlighted would be great ...Thelma - the books you highlighted would be great read-alongs for Battle Fatigue and other fiction on the Vietnam Era, helping readers see the many facets of response to this conflict. Thanks for adding them to our conversation about books!<br />**KatyKaty Manck, MLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271516779182899993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-4094186487620517862012-04-03T06:13:28.235-05:002012-04-03T06:13:28.235-05:00Jenn - this one is fiction, but very firmly ground...Jenn - this one is fiction, but very firmly grounded in real history and real societal attitudes of the times. You can almost read it as a biography of Everyman-the-conflicted, struggling to balance love of his country with rejection of its chosen war.Katy Manck, MLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271516779182899993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-67319930988641646732012-04-03T06:11:31.902-05:002012-04-03T06:11:31.902-05:00Rusty, you'll find that lots of YA books tackl...Rusty, you'll find that lots of YA books tackle real-life issues, some very gritty indeed. Battle Fatigue really evokes the historical era that Joel grew up in and the soul-searching that he (and many others) went through as he considered this new kind of war.Katy Manck, MLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271516779182899993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-36205346824717330422012-04-03T01:59:45.540-05:002012-04-03T01:59:45.540-05:00I enjoy non-fiction. I should check this one out!!...I enjoy non-fiction. I should check this one out!!<br /><br />Cheers, Jenn<br />http://www.wine-n-chat.comJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559573562599754752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-78216755022860040862012-04-02T23:45:36.918-05:002012-04-02T23:45:36.918-05:00Interesting book and excellent write up. Great B p...Interesting book and excellent write up. Great B post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-7551000480455460392012-04-02T23:26:57.752-05:002012-04-02T23:26:57.752-05:00Love the concept of this blog. Good title too.
Co...Love the concept of this blog. Good title too. <br />Coming from A to Z. <br />prose-spective.blogspot.comRena Lesuéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299135538956568677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-20253336004818531752012-04-02T20:49:16.328-05:002012-04-02T20:49:16.328-05:00Nice write up about it. I'm not sure I'm s...Nice write up about it. I'm not sure I'm sold on this one either, but it sounds good. I tend to get a bit uneasy when stories touch on such real subjects.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-33843535819431798392012-04-02T20:48:57.312-05:002012-04-02T20:48:57.312-05:00Nice write up about it. I'm not sure I'm s...Nice write up about it. I'm not sure I'm sold on this one either, but it sounds good. I tend to get a bit uneasy when stories touch on such real subjects.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-18661217859022621202012-04-02T20:43:13.378-05:002012-04-02T20:43:13.378-05:00It's always hard to find good quality YA books...It's always hard to find good quality YA books. Good stuff here. I just signed on to the A-Z challenge, nearly at the last minute, but I'm trying to visit every blog at least once.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-57970585695044141852012-04-02T14:37:14.594-05:002012-04-02T14:37:14.594-05:00In view of your book review, you might be interest...In view of your book review, you might be interested in 2 books I'm just getting ready to post about for my B word (Books of March): Achilles in Vietnam and Odysseus in America, both my Johnathan Shay. Stop by and take a look www.widowsphere.blogspot.comthelmazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819557846762852247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-38295004164161279842012-04-02T12:25:45.957-05:002012-04-02T12:25:45.957-05:00The characters sound intriguing. Here's to the...The characters sound intriguing. Here's to the letter B.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-7756597407595393552012-04-02T10:17:10.081-05:002012-04-02T10:17:10.081-05:00Interesting topic and the way you handled it. Good...Interesting topic and the way you handled it. Good B word!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gospeldrivendisciples.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Gregg Metcalf</a>Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-13477845860516559392012-04-02T09:38:08.886-05:002012-04-02T09:38:08.886-05:00Sounds like a great book, will have to check it ou...Sounds like a great book, will have to check it out :)<br /><br /><a href="http://universalgibberish.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Universal Gibberish</a>PRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081495393769749459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707985804684782882.post-57432813032867506292012-04-02T09:13:07.753-05:002012-04-02T09:13:07.753-05:00This sounds like great conflict and good historica...This sounds like great conflict and good historical fiction. Thanks for the review of Battle Fatigue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com