Bruce Weigl

I attempted to read this book cover-to-cover. The pain expressed, latent and current, is overwhelming. I will revisit it in pieces until I finish, but as a wholistic review, I run short. The writing is incredibly eloquent and the ideas so sincere and raw that I must agree with myself to stop reading and revisit.
A powerful, honest book

It took me a long time to read Weigl's book, not because it is a lengthy book (141 pages, many of which contain a short paragraph), but because it is the kind of material that benefits from a slow approach. There is no linear story; the whole is a series of meditations, musings, and observations. There is no requirement to proceed in a particular order, either. While the overall topic leans towards the dark and somer (present times, war), the overall tone is both elegiac and luminous.

#unreadshelfproject2019 - Not a bad read. I've always wanted to read about the Vietnam war and the aftermath and I think this was a good book to start with. It broke the ground in an easy to read memoir. I found it to be quite moving. Weigl's determination to get to his adoptive daughter is a rather suspenseful part of the book. Weigel redeemed his time in the Vietnam war by going back and giving back to the country they took so much from.