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* Sparta: A Novel ↠ PDF Read by ! Roxana Robinson eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Sparta: A Novel Gradually, he awakens to a growing rage and the realization that something has gone wrong.Suspenseful, compassionate, and perceptive, Roxana Robinson's Sparta "is a beautifully written novel that illuminates what happens when we're estranged from the world as we know it" (Chicago Tribune).. Conrad Farrell does not come from a military family, but as a classics major at Williams College, he has encountered the powerful appeal of the Marine Corps ethic: Semper Fidelis comes st
| Title | : | Sparta: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250050170 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
A kind and devoted officer, Conrad is appalled to find himself not in a noble and orderly military realm but, rather, in a morass of chaos, terror, futility, and crimes against humanity. --Donna Seaman . In Cost (2008), she explored drug addiction; here, she occupies the PTSD-assaulted mind of an Iraq War veteran. From Booklist *Starred Review* Robinson tells tales of psychic maladies with spellbinding intensity and acute insight. Smart, handsome, poised, and enthralled by his college studies as a classics major, he deci
Gradually, he awakens to a growing rage and the realization that something has gone wrong.Suspenseful, compassionate, and perceptive, Roxana Robinson's Sparta "is a beautifully written novel that illuminates what happens when we're estranged from the world as we know it" (Chicago Tribune).. Conrad Farrell does not come from a military family, but as a classics major at Williams College, he has encountered the powerful appeal of the Marine Corps ethic: Semper Fidelis comes straight from Sparta, a society where every citizen doubled as a full-time soldier. When we meet him, he has just come home to Katonah, New York. As Conrad attempts to find his footing in the civilian world,
Dreaded Reading It; Then Couldn't Put It Down Margaret S. Verble I ordered this book without knowing the subject matter because I've admired the author's work for some time. Then I discovered it's a close-up portrait of an Iraqi War vet. Not really my cup of tea. I looked at the cover for a couple of days. Then I braced myself and took the plunge. I was hooked by page 2. Couldn't stop reading it. Even read it at a. "A New Classic" according to Tony. When I returned home Vietnam in 1970, authors had begun telling the Vietnam experience. Michael Herr, Larry Heinemann, Neil Sheehan, Bobby Jo Mason, Rick Atkinson, Gloria Emerson, David Halberstam, Ward Just, James Webb, Frances Fitzgerald, Tim O'Brien and many others tried through literature to understand a war that was long, horrific, misunderstood. Alee said Not for the faint of heart; or soul.. This is a tough read. Not because it's poorly written,because it is not. It is an unflinching look at a returning Iraq war veteran and his struggle with PTSD, with as graphic descriptions as I have read. It is a first person narrative,but the author offers enough third party impressions to allow you to see the impact of the narrator's behaviors. It i
. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, More, and Vogue, among other publications. Roxana Robinson is the author of four previous novels, including Cost, three collections of short stories, and the biography Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life
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