Sunrise Over Fallujah

"It's hard to be brave when you can stumble across a world of hurt around any corner." —Sunrise Over Fallujah, P. 125 This book really is tremendously impactful, and the story has reverberated in my mind long after I turned the final page. The war action did not seem as intense as in its predecess......more

Myers has introduced the realities of war with a book that could be considered a sequel or companion to his popular novel, Fallen Angels, which presented the story of one soldier's service during the Vietnam Conflict. Instead, this newer work brings readers to Operation Iraqi feeling along with Robi......more

There's a blurb in the front of this book that I really agreed with: "...Given the paucity of works on this war, this is an important volume, covering much ground and offering much insight." -Kirkus Review, starred review. That's the biggest reason I bought it and put it on my goodreads shelf, my phy......more

There is little camaraderie in this novel. Birdy talks about the members of his battalion but I never got the impression that he was that chummy with anyone, except Jonesy. Jonesy was a well-developed character but everyone else mentioned (Captain Miller, Major Sessions, Ahmed, Marla) remained one d......more

For some reason, Myers chose not to have someone edit this book, and that offends me. There are direct contradictions in action and thought within single paragraphs, not to mention descriptions, explanations, and dialogue that are repeated within just a few pages of each other. It's sloppy writing a......more