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Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character by Jonathan Shay
1 review
veni_vidi_legi's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Wow. There are very few times I have finished a book and felt like a markedly different person after reading it, but this is one of those times. I have a few gripes with the author. He clearly has a distaste for Christianity, and at times went out of his way (to the detriment of his arguments) to talk against it. He also clearly lacked context for certain Biblical passages and seemed to cherry pick Biblical instances from which to extrapolate wild conclusions. Despite this, I’ve chosen to rate this 5 stars out of respect for the point of the book and the veterans it speaks for. A handful of pages which I found lacking and biased does not erase the profound impact the book as a whole has had on me. War is a thing with which I am (blessedly) unfamiliar. This book has given me deep insights into the reality of it, and exponentially furthered my respect for veterans and the complexity of the moral dilemmas they face. Be forewarned that this is a very distressing read, but it would fail in its purpose if it were anything else. I recommend it highly and urge any Christian readers to consider the issues posed with a Biblical perspective.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, and Domestic abuse