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Kevin
Informative and insightful
Krakauer once again uses the main character to give a humanistic story to challenge current societal systems. Character development is Krakauer's strength, and the Pat Tillman portrayal as a young man questioning his role and beliefs brings human nature into question. The blend of story telling interwoven with research allows for an important story to be told. As with all of his books, Krakauer forces the reader toward additional outside research to answer important questions.
Tony
Excellent but could have been shorter
A great trio of stories woven together: Pat Tillman’s bio, the USA’s decades of misguided Middle East policy, and a deplorable military cover-up. It could have had less detail but it is well written. It does not treat Bush unfairly but the history of our Middle East misadventure after 9/11 cannot be told without reference to Bush’s terrible decisions.
Joseph Bowery
A Bait and Switch
I’ve always liked Krakauer’s writing style but he’s using the death of Pat Tillman to promote his obvious political bias. There’s a time and place for that kind of posturing though this most certainly is neither. Typical Krakauer to use another man’s blood to enrich his own pocket. Hey Jon… the book was about Pat Tillman, not you .
Dave
Where Men Win Glory
Not badly written. Very interesting story! My disappointment is that he feels the need to constantly inject his anti-Bush opinions into this supposedly factual account of an American hero. Along with using incorrect facts to try to bolster HIS agenda. Loses a lot of credibility.
Dan
Author lies
The real clincher for the author’s deceit is how his narrative is entirely different to Jessica Lynch’s narrative before congress of her particular situation (YouTube). I don’t know what to believe now and I may quit on it. Lots of republican bashing. Lots of profanity also.
Will
Extreme Bush Bashing
Krakauer is so vehement in his Bush bashing, that the Pat Tillman story becomes a sub-plot. A less biased book would have been far more believable. The author's intense loathing of Bush leaves me wondering what is accurate in this novel and what is driven by his extreme political leanings. He basically wants to blame Bush for Tillman's death. I don't know what to think of Tillman as a person --was he a true hero as depicted or an obnoxious, arrogant SOB. Maybe a little of both. If you hate Bush you will enjoy this book. Otherwise don't bother.
Tim Kilcrease
Where Men Win Glory?
Kraukauer's title should contain a question mark. At least the reader would have an inkling of the monotonous and verbose political diatribe to come. It is nothing short of a false advertisement. The money is in the till and you have just purchased a slanted editorial wearing the clothing of a heroic biography. Don't waste your money on this one; if you want Krakauer's political views, just watch 60 minutes.
Jason
Tillman would be very disappointed
Krakauer has produced some good work. This book is not it.
Tillman is an interesting man and the details of the firefight that killed him and gripping. But Krakauer has an ax to grind, and he ruthlessly exploits Tillman's memory to do so.
You can see this coming early in the book when Krakauer spend 5 PAGES on a wildly misleading account of the 2000 election fight in Florida and Bush v Gore. It continues relentlessly, and soon the view of Tillman fades into the background as Krakauer's politics become the focal point of the book.
It's a real shame.
