Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles

from nicky_too

It's not a big book, but it's not an easy read either. The style is nice, the chapters short, but the atmosphere of this book is very, very disturbing. I'd seen the film and I'm happy I decided I had to read the book too. This book describes how a jarhead actually feels and thinks. Anthony Swoffo...

from lynnm

Swofford has an engaging style, really gives a feel for what being a Marine during the First Gulf War was like. I had seen the movie first, so I was a bit surprised at how dark and - dare I say - depressing the book was in comparison. Not that I would expect the experience of going to war to be a...

from ilovebooksdlk

I don't gravitate to books about war, in fact I admit to having no interest at all in the subject. But I read this book on the recommendation of a writing teacher who suggested I look at the book's structure, taking away lessons from Tony Swofford's brilliant memoir of his experience as a marine ...

from Austin12

The novel, Jarhead, encompasses the military life where Anthony Swofford explains how his life was like through the Gulf War. In the beggining Anthony Swofford the protaginist is commisioned in Afghanistan and he recounts his experiences in the Marine culture, the blood lust, the alternating bore...

from StoutHearted

Written in raw, graphic language, Swofford seems to hold nothing back from readers on what it's like to be a Marine fighting in the Gulf War. He embraces the romantic brotherhood of the soldier while at the same time exposing its seedy side. Marines are broken down and rebuilt, as Swofford descri...