Title of Book: The Things They Carried  Author:Tim O'Brien  # of Pages 233 Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ Why This Book has Value:

In the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Tim discusses his experience through the Vietnam war. Tim is a character in its self in the book he goes through how his life was before the war, during, and after. This book has value due to the fact that many aspects of war are shown. Tim is whats known as an unreliable narrator.He would tell a war story and would say "none of this even happened" (O'Brien 64). There were many characters included that where soldiers as well such as Kiowa who had a big toll on all of the other soldiers. Not only does this novel portray great stories but also includes history and how life was back in the late 60's. When a soldier was drafter is was based off of their birthday; some decided to go if they were drafter, dodge and others. In this novel Tim goes deep into his head on what he was going to do when he found out he was going to be drafted. In the beginning of the text Tim goes through what the men carried physically and emotionally. " They carried their reputations" (O'Brien 77). In this quote it shows an emotional feeling that the soldiers carried with them. All though the book goes into great detail of certain situations it is a great read. It shows how war effects a person and those around you.