Top tags: fiction, anti-war, historical fiction, classic literature, war (all tags)
“This is the finest antiwar novel -- and antiwar manifesto -- ever written. VERY powerful.”
“Again Harvey Booth you make Fah Lo Suee laugh with truth! Is the boy at the back of the class reading and doing his work or is he not paying attention. Fah Lo Suee no sympathy for Johnny, he got gun and it blew up in hisd misguided and ill concieved patriotic face, making Fah Lo Suee laugh :)”
“Why it be on your shelf if you see film, what?Did you read the book in the cinema?”
“If this is the book of the movie, then it must be the most depressing experience. When I left the cinema, I felt like shooting myself.”
“This book has never left my mind since reading it more than 25 years ago. Especially during this time of war, it comes back to haunt my thoughts. Very raw, moving, sad, and powerful.”