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I agree. (And a military historian? What a fascinating field!). Just curious--are either of you familiar with Elizabeth Samet's two books: Soldier's Heart and No Man's Land?
Well, I should return here more often. Haven't heard of Samet before, only learned about Grossman through a defensive tactics class. Are Samet's books along the same line as Grossman's?
They're different. Elizabeth Samet teaches literature at West Point. In Soldier's Heart she looks at the role of literature (and film) in preparing her students to go to war. In No Man's Land (named for the physical and emotional landscape where so many soldiers dwell), she looks at how to negotiate life on the front versus life at home. Great books.
I was going to choose her most recent book but because of the topics I bought Soldiers Heart...one more for the To Read Soon list :)
I can't wait to hear what you think. If you're like me, your to-read list is very long and growing longer every day. (And thank you so much for your review of Dead Stop. It means a lot!)
Still working my way toward Soldier's Heart...wanted to wish you luck on Dead Stop. Posted as A. Reader on Amazon today, see you have a couple other reviews posted as well. Hope you get a bunch quickly, though will probably be a bit slower without the Kindle First boost
Dee, I'm so glad you're reading Solider's Heart. Let me know what you think. And thanks for your lovely review! You are so gracious. And you're absolutely right that reviews will be quite a bit slower and not as numerous without the Kindle First launch. But I'm very happy with how things are trending.
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I agree. (And a military historian? What a fascinating field!). Just curious--are either of you familiar with Elizabeth Samet's two books: Soldier's Heart and No Man's Land?
Well, I should return here more often. Haven't heard of Samet before, only learned about Grossman through a defensive tactics class. Are Samet's books along the same line as Grossman's?
They're different. Elizabeth Samet teaches literature at West Point. In Soldier's Heart she looks at the role of literature (and film) in preparing her students to go to war. In No Man's Land (named for the physical and emotional landscape where so many soldiers dwell), she looks at how to negotiate life on the front versus life at home. Great books.
I was going to choose her most recent book but because of the topics I bought Soldiers Heart...one more for the To Read Soon list :)
I can't wait to hear what you think. If you're like me, your to-read list is very long and growing longer every day. (And thank you so much for your review of Dead Stop. It means a lot!)
Still working my way toward Soldier's Heart...wanted to wish you luck on Dead Stop. Posted as A. Reader on Amazon today, see you have a couple other reviews posted as well. Hope you get a bunch quickly, though will probably be a bit slower without the Kindle First boost
Dee, I'm so glad you're reading Solider's Heart. Let me know what you think. And thanks for your lovely review! You are so gracious. And you're absolutely right that reviews will be quite a bit slower and not as numerous without the Kindle First launch. But I'm very happy with how things are trending.
As a military historian I think that it really humanized the effects that combat can have on someone's psyche and I think that it helped me when I had those I care about return with psychological traumas.