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Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

Matterhorn

A Novel of the Vietnam War

by Karl Marlantes
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  • First Published:
  • Mar 23, 2010, 592 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 2011, 640 pages
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Barbara C.

Powerful!
"Matterhorn" is not what I would normally pick up and read, but I'm sure glad I did cause this is the benchmark that I will judge all 2010 books. I suspect that this superbly written and very powerful novel will be one that stays with me for a very long time. I know it has changed my thinking because it has taken me where I will never go and given me some idea of the horror of war and the bravery of the men that fought it. Amazing book!
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