The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is one of the best books that I have read in a while. The writing style was very unique, and flowed very well. The story that I found the most touching was the "On The Rainy River." I felt that it was the most relevant story to me. If we were to have a draft, I feel that I would be in the same shoes as Tim O'Brien. Going to Canada (or Mexico) would always be one of my first options, but I think at some point something would influence me to end up serving my time. I just hope I have someone like Elroy in my life. I also really enjoyed the story about Mary Anne and the "greenies." That whole story went in a completely different direction than I initially expected. I was so surprised that the war engulfed her in such a short period of time. Every story in this book was extremely good. I found myself not wanting to put the book down at certain points. I'm glad this was assigned.