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Dispatches

Dispatches

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Written on the front lines in Vietnam， Dispatches became an immediate classic of war reportage when it was published in 1977。

From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words， Dispatches makes us see， in unforgettable and unflinching detail， the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone。 Michael Herr’s unsparing， unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry， rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time。

Dispatches is among the most blistering and compassionate accounts of war in our literature。

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J。L。 Sutton ，

“After a year I felt so plugged in to all the stories and the images and the fear that even the dead started telling me stories。。。where there were no ideas， no emotions， no facts， no proper language， only clean information。"Michael Herr's Dispatches was an incredible first-hand account of the Vietnam War。 What he wrote felt compelling and authentic and in that respect reminded me of Tim O'Brien's work。 There were some things that stuck out， including his account of the Tet Offensive， specificall “After a year I felt so plugged in to all the stories and the images and the fear that even the dead started telling me stories。。。where there were no ideas， no emotions， no facts， no proper language， only clean information。"Michael Herr's Dispatches was an incredible first-hand account of the Vietnam War。 What he wrote felt compelling and authentic and in that respect reminded me of Tim O'Brien's work。 There were some things that stuck out， including his account of the Tet Offensive， specifically waiting for it to happen and what passed as sleep for those who were doing the waiting。 As a war correspondent， I felt Herr was able to provide both a big picture of the war and a much more intimate one of how individual soldiers coped。 Also， the way Herr mixed the sometimes absurd with the horror of war made it easy to make the connection to his work on Apocalypse Now。 Should have read this a long time ago。 Fantastic！ 。。。more

Jeff P。 ，

So great。 So heavy。 Gonzo Vietnam。 Michael Herr IS Vietnam for me。 Apocalypse Now， Full Metal Jacket， and Dispatches。 “You can’t take the glamour out of war！” Herr leaves in the glamour， and the brutality， the drugs， the （daaaarrk） humor and the horror （the horror）。 The way he writes it has to be the way it was。

Mark ，

I first read this book about 10 years ago after it was recommended to me by a friend， I was totally blown away by it so much that I reread it after finishing it。 Can't give a better recommendation than that。 I first read this book about 10 years ago after it was recommended to me by a friend， I was totally blown away by it so much that I reread it after finishing it。 Can't give a better recommendation than that。 。。。more

Radosław Magiera ，

Kiedy sięgałem po Depesze Michaela Herra bezmyślnie kategoryzowane przez chyba wszystkie polskie portale o literaturze jako literatura faktu oraz najlepszy w historii reportaż o wojnie w Wietnamie， miałem nadzieję na kawał dobrej prozy， ale nie spodziewałem się wielkich rewelacji， które sugerują pełne uwielbienia recenzje – w końcu trochę o różnych wojnach czytałem。 Myliłem się podwójnie。Zasadniczo， jak dotąd， miałem do czynienia głównie z dwoma rodzajami literatury wojennej – faktu i beletrysty Kiedy sięgałem po Depesze Michaela Herra bezmyślnie kategoryzowane przez chyba wszystkie polskie portale o literaturze jako literatura faktu oraz najlepszy w historii reportaż o wojnie w Wietnamie， miałem nadzieję na kawał dobrej prozy， ale nie spodziewałem się wielkich rewelacji， które sugerują pełne uwielbienia recenzje – w końcu trochę o różnych wojnach czytałem。 Myliłem się podwójnie。Zasadniczo， jak dotąd， miałem do czynienia głównie z dwoma rodzajami literatury wojennej – faktu i beletrystyką。 Oczywiście czasami literatura faktu jest dalsza od rzeczywistości， niż powieściowa fikcja， ale to już całkiem inna materia。 Depesze Herra， po raz pierwszy wydane w 1977， są moim pierwszym świadomym spotkaniem z tym trzecim - ze stylem określanym jako New Journalism; maniera literacka， w której autor stosując maksymalnie subiektywną perspektywę przedkłada prawdę， którą chce przekazać， ponad fakty。 Michael Herr przyznał zresztą， że spore fragmenty Depesz nie mają odbicia w realnych wydarzeniach。 Okazało się， że to wcale nie jest wadą。Było w historii wspaniałych książek o wojnie wiele。 Dzieło Herra to jednak coś całkiem nowego， oryginalnego。 Wojna pokazana przez filtr psychologiczny， przez przesłonę emocji， wewnętrznych przeżyć， przemian w psychice。 Głęboko pacyfistyczna w swej wymowie nie pachnie jednak nachalną i tanią antywojenną propagandą。 Ukazuje wojnę taką， jaką jest， jakiej u nas się raczej nie opisuje – jako totalne zło。 Choć z drugiej strony nie zgadzam się z tezą， żeby z tej książki wynikało， iż wojna w Wietnamie była niepotrzebna， ani tym bardziej nie popieram stwierdzenia， że naprawdę była niepotrzebna。 Sęk w tym， że nawet wojny， których nie można uniknąć， są złem absolutnym， choć niekoniecznie większym， niż ich uniknięcie。 Tym jednak， których zło wojny dotyka， niewiele pocieszenia przyniesie świadomość， że tak było trzeba。 A jeszcze gorzej jest， gdy jak w Wietnamie， cierpiący nie widzą sensu horroru， przez który przechodzą， i o tym właśnie jest ta książka。 Jest bowiem zasadnicza różnica między odczuciami tych， którzy biorą udział w wojnie， którą uważają za sensowną， uzasadnioną czy potrzebną， a tymi， którzy takiego przekonania nie mają。 Niby wszyscy cierpią， doznają urazów fizycznych i psychicznych， że o śmierci nie wspomnę， ale jednak jest między tymi dwiema sytuacjami zasadnicza różnica。 Inna sprawa， że niezależnie od tego， czy wojna jest sensowna czy nie， sprawiedliwa czy wręcz przeciwnie， jej wykraczające poza czas i geograficzne granice negatywne skutki są przerażające， choć dla większości kompletnie nieznane i z wojną się często w ogóle nie kojarzące。 Osobna sprawa to， że wartościowań dokonują zwykle zwycięzcy。Wracając do tematu – z Depesz nie dowiecie się jak wyglądała wojna w Wietnamie w ujęciu statystycznym czy historycznym， dlaczego wybuchła ani czemu potoczyła się tak， a nie inaczej。 Czy miała sens ani czy można było jej uniknąć。 Jak wpłynęła na historię w bliższej i dalszej perspektywie czasowej。 Ale na pewno z natężeniem nieczęsto spotykanym w literaturze czy filmie poznacie， jak się czuli Amerykanie w Wietnamie i dlaczego się tak czuli。 Jest też sporo spostrzeżeń i refleksji o nie tak znowu znanym środowisku reporterów wojennych。 Nie powiem nigdy w życiu， że to najlepsza książka o wojnie， ani nawet o wojnie w Wietnamie， bo takiej nie ma， ale z całą pewnością jest to niezwykle oryginalne， mistrzowskie potraktowanie tematu i polecam tę lekturę wszystkim bez wyjątku。 To naprawdę pozycja obowiązkowa nawet dla tych， którzy o wojnie czytać nie lubią。 Ja poznałem Depesze w formie książki mówionej， czyli audiobooka， a interpretacja Andrzeja Ferenca bardzo przypadła mi do gustu。 Wydanie audio opatrzono interesującym komentarzem tłumacza， Krzysztofa Majera， co jest dodatkowym walorem i tak godnego wszelkich pochwał dzieła。recenzja pierwotnie opublikowana na blogu klub-aa。blogspot。com dokąd zapraszam nie tylko na wymianę wrażeń z lektury 。。。more

Michael D。 Sova ，

4。75Dispatches is the harrowing and haunted account of Michael Herr’s exploits as an Esquire journalist in the jungles of Vietnam during the late 1960s。 It’s a narrative that runs at full throttle and is every bit as unrelenting and frenetically paced as a sprint you might attempt to avoid spitfire rounds and mortar shells bursting through the palm fronds。 Catching your breath is only optional。 You’re better off fighting through that to see how you turn out on the other side。 For Herr， the exper 4。75Dispatches is the harrowing and haunted account of Michael Herr’s exploits as an Esquire journalist in the jungles of Vietnam during the late 1960s。 It’s a narrative that runs at full throttle and is every bit as unrelenting and frenetically paced as a sprint you might attempt to avoid spitfire rounds and mortar shells bursting through the palm fronds。 Catching your breath is only optional。 You’re better off fighting through that to see how you turn out on the other side。 For Herr， the experience was so debilitating that having the intention of writing a book upon his return was just that… his intention。 It took several years before he could stomach a return to the memories that scorched his psyche。 That’s what Vietnam did。 It made you violently ill even if you made it out alive。 There’s no need for photographs in this bite-sized compendium。 The visuals are all here in Herr’s reporting， which attacks the senses like a pride of lions hungry and desperate for their cornered prey。 He packed stories together like sardines， so close that you’re in the next firefight and shit-eating grin of ironic， deplorable soldier twisting before making sense of what happened just moments before。 It can often feel like a boxer’s incessant punches。 A right， a left， an uppercut。 In this case， Herr is the match promoter， pulling all his sources to compile one helluva bout。 And if you take your eyes off the action for one second， you may just find your face flat on the mat。 The unfortunate victim of his prose paralysis。 。。。more

Andrew Otis ，

Really puts you in the mood of the time， with all the jargon and phrases that I often had to look up to understand。 Very vivid。 The book sometimes seems like a collection vignettes that sometimes lacks narrative structure though。

j ，

What else can you say but good God man。 Certainly the most honest accounting I've encountered of the war by an American。 Occasionally I would think to myself "he could have gone farther"， but then I would think my goodness， would even a Nut like me keep reading？ Needless to say one of the darkest and saddest books I've ever read。 What else can you say but good God man。 Certainly the most honest accounting I've encountered of the war by an American。 Occasionally I would think to myself "he could have gone farther"， but then I would think my goodness， would even a Nut like me keep reading？ Needless to say one of the darkest and saddest books I've ever read。 。。。more

Ben ，

A seminal work of New Journalism， Michael Herr’s devastating account of the American experience of the Vietnam War is bookended by two sections: ‘Breathing In’ and ‘Breathing Out’。 In all their hallucinatory madness， Herr achieves in these passages a paradoxical lucidity which seems to convey more genuine truth and honesty than a hundred exhaustively-researched histories。 We’ll never really know， just like Herr never really knew what it was *like* to be there。 But we don’t need to - the closing A seminal work of New Journalism， Michael Herr’s devastating account of the American experience of the Vietnam War is bookended by two sections: ‘Breathing In’ and ‘Breathing Out’。 In all their hallucinatory madness， Herr achieves in these passages a paradoxical lucidity which seems to convey more genuine truth and honesty than a hundred exhaustively-researched histories。 We’ll never really know， just like Herr never really knew what it was *like* to be there。 But we don’t need to - the closing lines tell it to us， Vietnam， Vietnam， Vietnam and its echoes are （thankfully） enough。It seems to me that the existences of those who killed and died over there have fundamentally separated them from the rest of us， at a really basic level。 War stretches and breaks our account of humanity and human nature like there was never any boundary - we hope that there is， but in doing so consign those we know to inhumanity 。。。more

John Bradley ，

Not for me。Got to page 50 after a few days dipping in and out and couldn't see me finishing it。Have read a few military books before and I am ex military myself but found nothing interesting here。I know I am in the minority and may come back to it at some other time， but not soon。 Not for me。Got to page 50 after a few days dipping in and out and couldn't see me finishing it。Have read a few military books before and I am ex military myself but found nothing interesting here。I know I am in the minority and may come back to it at some other time， but not soon。 。。。more

Lisa ，

Rather than a chronological account of the Vietnam "Conflict，" I see Michael Herr's book Dispatches as a series of vignettes showcasing his impressions of places and people， stories of the minutiae and daily lives of the soldiers， tales of the Command's statements （many in great contrast to what Herr actually saw on the frontlines）， and retellings of the escapades of his fellow journalists （and photographers）。The writing is uneven。 In some places it is impressive， even poetic。 Herr's description Rather than a chronological account of the Vietnam "Conflict，" I see Michael Herr's book Dispatches as a series of vignettes showcasing his impressions of places and people， stories of the minutiae and daily lives of the soldiers， tales of the Command's statements （many in great contrast to what Herr actually saw on the frontlines）， and retellings of the escapades of his fellow journalists （and photographers）。The writing is uneven。 In some places it is impressive， even poetic。 Herr's description of a helicopter:"the sexiest thing going; saver-destroyer， provider-waster， right hand-left hand， nimble， fluent， canny and human; hot steel， grease， jungle-saturated canvas webbing， sweat cooling and warming up again， cassette rock and roll in one ear and door-gun fire in the other， fuel， heat， vitality and death， death itself， hardly an intruder。"Contrast this poetry with the simple and effective prose in the telling of this horror:Trigger warning - graphic depiction of injury"A little girl was lying on the table， looking with wide dry eyes at the wall。 Her left leg was gone， and a sharp piece of bone about six inches long extended from the exposed stump。 The leg itself was on the floor， half wrapped in a piece of paper。 The doctor was a major， and he'd been working alone。 He could not have looked worse if he'd lain all night in a trough of blood。 His Hands were so slippery that I had to hold the can to his mouth for him and tip it up as his head went back。 I couldn't look at the girl。 。 。 。 He placed his hand on the girl's forehead and said， 'Hello little darling。' "Herr's descriptions of people and places and these sketches are brilliant。 Where I struggle is with his detailing of situations。 A lot of these are abtruse。 There are passages and sections I had to read multiple times to wring some meaning from them; there were many pages where I felt I was slogging through mud。Herr doesn't take a political position on this war; he assembles his stories of the individuals who are caught up in this trauma。 And I appreciate his oblique criticisms of the powers that be--juxtaposing quotations from the General Staff and the G。I。s on the ground to make his point。A minor quibble - I wish that Herr （or his editor） would state the full term for each initialism and definition for each slang word the first time it is used or at least provide a glossary。I struggled with rating this book and finally settled on 3。5 stars rounded up because of the thought it stimulated and my feeling that this is an important work in the cannon of Vietnam war literature。Buddy read with Julie。 。。。more

Charles ，

Got halfway through the book before I decided to not finish it。 I’m confident it’s a meaningful book and wanted to appreciate it， and although it has many interesting/valuable anecdotes scattered throughout — there wasn’t enough of a cohesive narrative to keep me engaged and wanting to know what happened next。

Julie G ，

Have you ever used the word dispatch in a sentence before？I haven't。 I've called the local police before， and I've heard the employees who handle the communication between citizens and the police refer to themselves as “dispatch operators，” and I've heard them say “I'll dispatch an officer to your location，” but I can't think of any other use I've encountered in my own life。For war correspondents， the plural noun “dispatches” is a well used one， meaning， basically: reports。 Reports， typically br Have you ever used the word dispatch in a sentence before？I haven't。 I've called the local police before， and I've heard the employees who handle the communication between citizens and the police refer to themselves as “dispatch operators，” and I've heard them say “I'll dispatch an officer to your location，” but I can't think of any other use I've encountered in my own life。For war correspondents， the plural noun “dispatches” is a well used one， meaning， basically: reports。 Reports， typically brief in size， sent from the field to the people in power back home， to inform。 When I think of this word， I can't help but picture someone typing out a telegram to someone: “Heavy casualties。 Need more young bodies。 Stop。”Whoa。 That brings up two more words。 How many of us have actually used the word telegram in a sentence recently （unless we're historians）？And， one more: casualties。 It has at the root of the word “casual，” but what could be less casual than asking young people to die for the sake of stupid wars？And they're all stupid。 Well， most of them。 Stupid， stupid， stupid。 War is so fucking stupid， I can't stand it。 I don't mean to insult anyone who has served in the military or is serving now。 I mean to insult every leader who has ever flippantly involved their country， or their youth， in an unnecessary war。 If you're reading this right now， you know: it's happening right now， again。 So。fucking。stupid。 How's that for a telegram？Do I seem angry， throwing around a couple of “F bombs” this morning in my reading response to this non-fiction account of the Vietnam “conflict？” I hope so。 Do you want to know why？ Because what happened in Vietnam didn't stay in Vietnam。 Michael Herr， the unlikely “war correspondent” brought home several souvenirs from Vietnam: insomnia， depression， anxiety， drug use， to name a few。 And he was one of the lucky ones。 This book isn't an easy read （or a quick read）。 It's kind of a hot mess， to be honest。 A hot mess that offers some brilliant， honest descriptions of what was happening in Vietnam。 Mr。 Herr is also unbelievably good at giving quick character sketches of the people around him: He was a small man with vague， watery eyes， slightly reminiscent of a rodent in a fable， with one striking feature: a full， scrupulously attended regimental mustache。 The most colorful dispatches I found here:The players:gruntsspades SpooksdinksgooksThe details， the setting:paved swampa scorched-earth policya John Wayne wetdreamwar under waterthe Flood had not lasted this longThe conclusion:Vietnam， Vietnam， Vietnam， we've all been there。（War is hell， y'all， and we should never fucking forget it）。 。。。more

Natacha ，

couldn’t get myself to finish this one yet， hopefully one day

Brion ，

Excellent writing - sorry it took me so long to get to this one。

Bill ，

Haunting and brilliant。

Dan ，

DispatchesThe main dispatch in this book on the Vietnam War by journalist Michael Herr is called Khe Sanh。 This is as good an example of war reportage that I have read。 This chapter was largely written in the second person which is unusual but effective。 Khe Sanh was a forward military base near the border with Laos。 It took more fire than any other base in the Vietnam War before it was shut down and as a result experienced a frightening number of casualties as well as the casualties that came i DispatchesThe main dispatch in this book on the Vietnam War by journalist Michael Herr is called Khe Sanh。 This is as good an example of war reportage that I have read。 This chapter was largely written in the second person which is unusual but effective。 Khe Sanh was a forward military base near the border with Laos。 It took more fire than any other base in the Vietnam War before it was shut down and as a result experienced a frightening number of casualties as well as the casualties that came in from the medivacs - dead and wounded infantry from the nearby jungles and hilltops that Americans would often defend。 The real life stories of the soldiers are so vivid and the writing is top notch。 The other chapters were closer to four stars for me。 The author went on to write the Full Metal Jacket screenplay and was good friends with Stanley Kubrick。 5 stars overall。 。。。more

Freddie Sykes ，

I read this shortly after it first came out and remember enjoying it immensely。 I was pretty young then。

Jason Thomas ，

It’s like Joseph Conrad and Tom Wolfe co-authored a book about Vietnam， then Francis Ford Coppola adapted it into a movie—War given the literary treatment。

Katie ，

Overall， this is a pretty good book if you're interested in the journalist/correspondent side of the Vietnam War。 The second half of the far better than the first。 There are some questionable tales， giving that Herr has openly admitted that some of it is made-up/inferred from more-or-less actually events。 The general mood and attitude of the writing is at times a lot more important than the actual writing。 Overall， this is a pretty good book if you're interested in the journalist/correspondent side of the Vietnam War。 The second half of the far better than the first。 There are some questionable tales， giving that Herr has openly admitted that some of it is made-up/inferred from more-or-less actually events。 The general mood and attitude of the writing is at times a lot more important than the actual writing。 。。。more

Mateo Toledo ，

Buen periodismo realista。

Julius ，

Un relato crudo， descarnado， de un corresponsal de guerra en Vietnam。 La obra no tiene una trama， solo hay personajes， anécdotas， vivencias， y una espiral de atmósfera de ruido chirriante y una espiral de locura， donde los soldados van entendiendo el absurdo de esta guerra， de que desde hace tiempo está perdida， y de que han perdido su alma。 Eso que cuando abandonen la guerra， les haga ser zombies， infraestimulados e incapaces de creer lo que han vivido。 "Llegamos a temer algo más complicado que Un relato crudo， descarnado， de un corresponsal de guerra en Vietnam。 La obra no tiene una trama， solo hay personajes， anécdotas， vivencias， y una espiral de atmósfera de ruido chirriante y una espiral de locura， donde los soldados van entendiendo el absurdo de esta guerra， de que desde hace tiempo está perdida， y de que han perdido su alma。 Eso que cuando abandonen la guerra， les haga ser zombies， infraestimulados e incapaces de creer lo que han vivido。 "Llegamos a temer algo más complicado que la muerte， una aniquilación menos definitiva， pero más completa， y lo dejamos"。 "Vietnam fue lo que tuvimos en lugar de una infancia feliz"。 Todo esto es demasiado para hoy en día。 。。。more

Garland ，

3。5 really。

Alyson ，

Part of my project to read things I only excerpted during my undergrad。 "And no moves left for me at all but to write down some few last words and make the dispersion， Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam， we've all been there。"Sometimes the best writing ignores all the rules。 Part of my project to read things I only excerpted during my undergrad。 "And no moves left for me at all but to write down some few last words and make the dispersion， Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam， we've all been there。"Sometimes the best writing ignores all the rules。 。。。more

lothlòrien ，

this book put me in the strangest mindset ever。 it is very VERY good in a brutal and gross and violent way but it was one of those books where it's all you think abt when youre reading it（which is all of them for me） this book put me in the strangest mindset ever。 it is very VERY good in a brutal and gross and violent way but it was one of those books where it's all you think abt when youre reading it（which is all of them for me） 。。。more

Andrew ，

I think my man liked it there

Doofy ，

It was jarring at first but once I got comfortable with the writing style i found it hard to put down。

Philemon - ，

If the writing sounds a lot like Martin Sheen's monologue in Apocalypse Now， it's because Michael Herr actually wrote that part of the movie script himself。 Do you want to take the Sheen persona as a reliable narrator？ For me this question made for a dissonant reading experience。 Three solid stars for as far as I got。 If the writing sounds a lot like Martin Sheen's monologue in Apocalypse Now， it's because Michael Herr actually wrote that part of the movie script himself。 Do you want to take the Sheen persona as a reliable narrator？ For me this question made for a dissonant reading experience。 Three solid stars for as far as I got。 。。。more

Michał Murawski ，

To jest zdecydowanie odkrycie tego roku。 Sposób， w jaki Herr opowiada o wojnie， jest dla mnie całkowicie unikalny i niespotykany。 Reporterska historia nie jest relacją działań wojennych。 Nie jest też w żaden sposób osadzona w konkretnym miejscu （poza tym， że jest to Wietnam）， ani czasie （poza tym， że w trakcie wojny w Wietnamie）。 Każdy akapit mógł zdarzyć się w dowolnych okolicznościach， dość elastycznie osadzonych w rzeczywistości。 Dla Herra wojna jest raczej pretekstem do przekazania pewnych e To jest zdecydowanie odkrycie tego roku。 Sposób， w jaki Herr opowiada o wojnie， jest dla mnie całkowicie unikalny i niespotykany。 Reporterska historia nie jest relacją działań wojennych。 Nie jest też w żaden sposób osadzona w konkretnym miejscu （poza tym， że jest to Wietnam）， ani czasie （poza tym， że w trakcie wojny w Wietnamie）。 Każdy akapit mógł zdarzyć się w dowolnych okolicznościach， dość elastycznie osadzonych w rzeczywistości。 Dla Herra wojna jest raczej pretekstem do przekazania pewnych emocji （czy przypadkiem nie dość uniwersalnych， w tak konkretnych realiach？）。 Z jednej strony Herr odżegnuje się od pacyfistycznego moralizatorstwa， zdając sobie sprawę z braku etycznego uzasadnienia do wydawania osądów。 Tutaj nic nie jest czarno-białe。 W Depeszach bohaterami są żołnierze， konkretne osoby będące częścią grupy żyjącej w określonych realiach。 。。。more

KaliVictoria ，

I love history so reading this was cool， but it honestly took willpower to finish。 As a few reviews said， the narration feels a bit weird and misplaced at times because the wording is a mixture of slang and metaphors， but that could just be because of the time period。 The descriptions throughout the novel were awkwardly paced at times too and I found a few spots to be redundant， but—again—could just be a time period thing considering few descriptions act as recollections。 It's。。。 interesting。 I love history so reading this was cool， but it honestly took willpower to finish。 As a few reviews said， the narration feels a bit weird and misplaced at times because the wording is a mixture of slang and metaphors， but that could just be because of the time period。 The descriptions throughout the novel were awkwardly paced at times too and I found a few spots to be redundant， but—again—could just be a time period thing considering few descriptions act as recollections。 It's。。。 interesting。 。。。more

Allyson ，

I don't know really what to say about this other than it was completely engrossing， astonishing， and horrifying all at the same time。 My copy is a small yellowed， paperback which somehow fit the reading experience， the horror of it all。 I highly recommend this for anyone able to read words on a page， young or old， it makes no difference。 I don't know really what to say about this other than it was completely engrossing， astonishing， and horrifying all at the same time。 My copy is a small yellowed， paperback which somehow fit the reading experience， the horror of it all。 I highly recommend this for anyone able to read words on a page， young or old， it makes no difference。 。。。more

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