tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post7753097621462617052..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: Matterhorn: War Is HellGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-78440012599559711812011-08-03T20:06:22.040-05:002011-08-03T20:06:22.040-05:00I had totally forgotten that I wanted to read this...I had totally forgotten that I wanted to read this book. Thanks for the wonderful review and reminder!!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-4206043306497926202011-08-03T09:41:56.159-05:002011-08-03T09:41:56.159-05:00Thanks for the great review and your opinion...sou...Thanks for the great review and your opinion...sounds like a great book.<br /><br />OLD FOLLOWER.<br /><br />Stopping by from Cym Lowell's Book Review Party.<br /><br />Stop by my blog if you like.<br /><br />http://silversolara.blogspot.com<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-61024886775407410762011-08-02T16:58:30.535-05:002011-08-02T16:58:30.535-05:00Ah, one should read "All Quiet on the Western...Ah, one should read "All Quiet on the Western Front". It is not the very best, but it is a very good book in many ways. But once read, I will beg anyone to read the sequel "The Road Back". It's about the "lucky" ones that did survive this horrid war and came back to a country that had lost the war. This book makes so much sense.<br /><br />What I like about the vast amount of books on WWI is one can get a peek from all sides (nationalities) and perspectives (class, profession). So many wrote about their experiences. Remarque tells of the front and the return back home. Here are some others I really enjoyed:<br /><br />"Johnny Got his Gun" by Dalton Trumbo. <br />"The Backwash of War" by Ellen Newbold LaMotte.<br />"Regeneration Triology" by Pat Barker. nurse. <br />"The Whistler's Room" by Paul Alverdes (tiny but grand)superheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912074343442864029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-83410233012793603392011-08-01T22:02:51.633-05:002011-08-01T22:02:51.633-05:00I wish that I had picked this one up at BEA. I got...I wish that I had picked this one up at BEA. I got a copy of Marlantes' memoir, but now I'm really curious to read them together and compare a bit.Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09240085627916462704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-59749847352692030032011-07-31T11:10:01.253-05:002011-07-31T11:10:01.253-05:00@booksaremyBFs - Yeah, it was the Ape (and Rachel ...@booksaremyBFs - Yeah, it was the Ape (and Rachel at Home Between Pages) that sold me, too - those two are usually spot on. <br /><br />@Ape - Thanks - and yeah, thanks to that calendar you created, I'm also excited about WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO TO WAR. The man can write.<br /><br />@Kate - Thanks for the linkage - much appreciated! Hope you enjoy it, too, whenever it is you get a round to it!<br /><br />@Shelley - I'm not going to lie, I had to put down the book for several minutes and take a breather. I can't even imagine the pain. And I'm with you on the memoir - that's exciting!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-29672877430152529292011-07-31T11:06:00.302-05:002011-07-31T11:06:00.302-05:00@Brenna - It's definitely worth the time - but...@Brenna - It's definitely worth the time - but given your opinion of another certain much-hyped novel, you may want to proceed with caution on this one. ;)<br /><br />@superheidi - Other than snippets of The Things They Carried, this is really the first Vietnam War novel I've read - it's alarming, to say the least. What good WWI novels have you read? I have Shaara's To The Last Man on my shelf and, of course, All Quiet On The Western Front - both sadly unread.<br /><br />@Katie - I'm not gonna lie, the "war novel" parts of this war novel really do make it very war novely. But, there's so much else going on too that appeals to non-war novel fans. It really does have universal appeal - part of that is because Mellas is such a great character.<br /><br />@Ellen - Sorry to rub it in - I know you're excited about reading it. <br /><br />@Man - My pleasure - hope you enjoy it!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-711058694500551012011-07-31T10:43:02.393-05:002011-07-31T10:43:02.393-05:00I agree that this was an excellent book, even thou...I agree that this was an excellent book, even though the leech situation freaked me out quite a bit. I can't imagine what it's like for guys to read about that, lol. Thanks to the commenter above for the heads up about his memoir. I'll be getting my hands on that one.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-15028883213020827612011-07-31T08:29:41.446-05:002011-07-31T08:29:41.446-05:00I just bought this book and was so excited to read...I just bought this book and was so excited to read your thoughts. I'm excited to get started on it - although these days, I'm not sure when that will be. I linked this post in my "Friday Five" at Kate's Library. Have a great rest of the weekend!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068505185508588407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-86576697689353275602011-07-28T19:34:41.145-05:002011-07-28T19:34:41.145-05:00Great review, Greg. Did the book justice. I would ...Great review, Greg. Did the book justice. I would say I am glad you liked it, but I really had no doubt.<br /><br />His memoir of Vietnam, WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO WAR comes out in October. Pretty stoked for it.the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-16470913304085805802011-07-28T19:19:35.796-05:002011-07-28T19:19:35.796-05:00I own this, I got to read this, between your rec, ...I own this, I got to read this, between your rec, Reading Ape, and Book Lady's Blog, I got to read this, it has to happenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-91416480914323980062011-07-28T14:51:15.074-05:002011-07-28T14:51:15.074-05:00Wow Greg, you sold me on this book.
Thanks man.
h...Wow Greg, you sold me on this book.<br />Thanks man.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-34949933590124137382011-07-28T11:47:58.250-05:002011-07-28T11:47:58.250-05:00Sigh...as if I didn't want to read this badly ...Sigh...as if I didn't want to read this badly enough already. What a relief that my dad bought it, so I'll be able to start on it as soon as I'm back in the States.ellenhttp://fatbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-42640448653650197242011-07-28T11:27:05.915-05:002011-07-28T11:27:05.915-05:00I don't know why I've been so apprehensive...I don't know why I've been so apprehensive about reading this book. Maybe it's the war-novel aspect that puts me off of it? Your review makes it sound like a great read, though, so I might have to add it to my "to-read" list.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986037474152101242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-17828322894650929192011-07-28T11:19:54.158-05:002011-07-28T11:19:54.158-05:00Wow, you're good at recommending. :) As for wa...Wow, you're good at recommending. :) As for war novels... I have read some very overwhelmingly good ones about WWI and I might have to try Vietnam finally? So...superheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912074343442864029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-24523695121085373072011-07-28T10:37:34.854-05:002011-07-28T10:37:34.854-05:00Wow this sounds amazing. To use your line above, I...Wow this sounds amazing. To use your line above, I'm not normally a fan of war novels, but it sounds like I've got to read this. Great review.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.com