Saturday, February 10, 2007

#5: From Baghdad, With Love, Jay Kopelman

Quick read, good book. I read a lot of "literary" fiction, and some classics, so it took me a couple of pages to get used to Kopelman's style--which is casual, as if he was sitting at a bar telling you the story, instead of writing it down. I picked it up not just because of the dog aspect (I was hoping it would be a bit like Marley and Me) but also because of Iraq. It gives an unusual perspective on the war, because it's not political--you see glimpses of Fallujah, Baghdad, and desert, but only in how those places affect Kopelman and his attempts to keep Lava. So, thumbs up for this one.

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