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Final Thoughts on "The Forever War"

After finishing my book club novel, I am throroughly pleased with the book as a whole.  To be honest, it was as good as I expected it to be, and I truly loved reading it.  It did not really lag for me at any point, the only thing I noticed is that many of the stories seem to be along the same lines so it can feel a bit repetitive.  However, I feel that repition is needed in order to really drive home the point of what war and living is like in Iraq and Afghanistan.  As far as some of the criticisms of Filkins' work that my group found, I feel that they are sort of irrelevant.  One of these main criticisms is that Filkins really jumps around and does not follow a set time line.  While this is true, Filkins' use of a random timeline emphasizes to me how long we have been involved in the Middle East, and the calibur or his writing makes his jumping around very tolerable.  All of the stories are interesting, so who cares if they go in order?

Overall, I would highly reccomend anybody who is interested in geopolitics, or American foreign policy and our involvement in the Middle East to check out ''The Forever War''.  It is a breeze to read, and a great piece of Journalism.