“From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of his powers comes an incandescent and profoundly moving book: powerful, intense, enraging. This may be the best book on war since the Iliad.” —Geraldine Brooks, author of People of the Book
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Colette David, congratulations on all the well-deserved recognition. You already know how I feel about the book:
'The Good Soldiers' follows deployment of an infantry regiment during the Iraq War surge - St. Peter
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In The Good Soldiers, Washington Post reporter David Finkel writes about the Army's 2-16 infantry regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. Ralph Kauzlarich. Some soldiers were injured in Iraq, others suffered from PTSD, many were heroes. Colette Bancroft reviews David Finkel's The Good Soldiers.
Travis Weiner Thank you Mr. Finkel, for finally writing something on this war that represents all the intangibles, the subtleties, the enraging contradictions, the fatalism, the boredom, the brief moments of terror......noone understands but those of us that were there. You have done a great service, and your book will go down as th...is war's Catch-22, or SlaughterHouse Five, etc.
Travis Weiner This is the most accurate, amazing book on the war i've ever read.....this guy, for whatever reason, GETS it, gets things an embedded reporter should NOT get and should NOT understand but he does.....read it in two days, couldn't put it down.....this is the most amazing book I have ever read in my entire life
Joe Miller Awesome book, I was in Bco for those months and i forgot so much already. I am glad to see everything preserved in writting. You forgot to write about the chair that impaled my leg lol
Jack Any movie plans?
Kelli Congratulations David, and again THANK YOU!
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Dear Mr. Finkel:
I blogged about your book today. Here's a link, which you should obviously feel free to delete if you think my post is off the mark or ill-suited for this page.
Thank you for your work. The Good Soldiers is certainly one of the best works of nonfiction I've ever read. With respect, I'd like to give even ...deeper thanks to the soldiers whose candor made your book possible and whose service made it a story so thoroughly worth telling.
Best,
David
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The Good Soldiers is nearly unbearable. Relentlessly so. Commendably so. Whether you're a combat veteran, a soldier's mom, an Iraqi, the 43rd U.S. president, an ordinary American, or some pundit who likes ...
Jack David, I'm the father of (now) SFC Jared Stevens (pg 54 & 3 other references). I read the book in two nights - an emotional effort for a parent. It immortalizes who our warriors are & what their contribution is vis a vie (unstated) their supporting 90 percent. Too few know. Thanks for your work.
Alan says I've never read a book that made me cry until I read this book. My son was there in the 2-16 and this tells me everything he didn't want to tell me when he was there. All of our soldiers are heros in many different ways and you have written a book that documents the reality of what makes a hero. A real time cap...sule; a snapshot of my son's life at that time and I thank you for writing it. And putting your life on the line to do it too.
Claudio Vazquez David, I finally got around to finishing the book... what a read! Two things came to mind: 1- I kept wishing I was reading fiction. 2- This book should be required reading for any one who would like to use the words "war" and "Iraq" in the same sentence. Congratulations to you, and my best to all the servicemen, servic...ewomen and their families. Thank you.
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Molly Hey Congratulations! I just saw the Good Soldiers on the NYT's 10 best books of 2009 list.
Andrew Dearden Hi David I was an still am a squad leader in 2-16 the book was well written I am so glad you wrote it you put everything into perspective for the families of 2-16in of the incidents we go through day to day for that I appreciate it
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