Truth is stranger than fiction in Tim O’Brien’s brilliant meditation on the Vietnam War.
DIY MFA Reading List: “Matterhorn” by Karl Marlantes
War is Hell. But who knew the flames would be stoked by the drunken aspirations – or just the bumbling incompetence of – your fellow soldiers? Welcome to Vietnam.
DIY MFA Reading List: “The Brothers K” by David James Duncan
David James Duncan hits one out of the ballpark with this truly Great American Novel featuring the Chance family’s good-natured struggle with faith, regret, war, love … and baseball.