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Dog Soldiers [Mass Market Paperback]


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5.0 out of 5 stars good good good Mar 28 2002
By Gordon Smith
Format:Paperback
I read this book for a college course on the cold war. I couldn't believe my professor. He actually apologized for putting it on the curriculum! He said that it was perhaps too gross, or graphic.... or something. How insulting!...How are we s'poseta learn about the cold war if the teachers teach with sterilized kid gloves. This book is, to Vietnam, a more accessible version of what Gravity's Rainbow is to WWII. It's harsh but not without redemption. Dog soldiers is goods good good...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and Real Feb 27 2002
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I had never heard of Robert Stone when I picked up an old paperback printing of this novel at a flea market. Reading it blew me away. If you're an ex-soldier (or marine) who had more than passing contact with the drug/criminal underworld of the 70's (hhmmm - guess I'm in that category) I predict that you will recognize every character and it will blow you away, too. Without belaboring all the points made in previous reviews, I agree with those made by MacInnes, Rampageous Cuss, and Sam Mills. Yes, this novel is a "trip in time for those who experienced it", but it is also enlightening and thought provoking on multiple levels.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bleak portrait of emptiness April 15 2001
By "blissengine"
Format:Paperback
Framed in a story of drug smuggling gone wrong is a bleak portrait of America in the 1970s and of the people living then, specifically the subcultures. The underlying message appears to be how pointless things actually seemed (the Vietnam War, relationships, justice, life), and yet all the characters (and us as well) just keep soldiering on through the drudge and misery in the hopes that things get better. This is a sometimes difficult read that gets easier as the reader adjusts to the rhythms of the story. As the would-be drug smugglers end up on the run, the storyline picks up speed to its unexpected end.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dog Soldiers
I felt that this book was an in-depth look on the crime and corruption in America in the 1970's during the Vietnam War. Read more
Published on April 11 2001 by "parrottcsl"
4.0 out of 5 stars Struggling with the Despair
"Let smiles cease. Let laughter flee. This is the place where everybody finds out who they are. Read more
Published on April 10 2001 by Fran Boyken
4.0 out of 5 stars Dog Soldiers...Who Let the Cynics Out?
DOG SOLDIERS is a good, but typically overrated (NATIONAL BOOK AWARD!) novel by Robert Stone. Stone is the literary Left's (I am being hyping here) enfant terrible. Read more
Published on April 8 2001 by Arthur F. McVarish
5.0 out of 5 stars High School Kids in Iowa?
Look, this is an American classic, simply one of the best novels I've ever read. It's way over the heads and hearts of all but a few high school students, yet someone in Iowa City... Read more
Published on Mar 17 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars yes, a masterpiece,etc -- but READ ON:
Stone's DOG SOLDIERS is a fine book, but if you happen to see this without exploring the rest of the reviews on Amazon -- access them. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2001 by Allan MacInnis
5.0 out of 5 stars A late twentieth century masterpiece
It's a shame that this book's star average has been kept down by all those lame reviews from Iowa - where presumably it was set as some sort of high school project - because Dog... Read more
Published on Oct 4 2000
3.0 out of 5 stars A nightmare that never ends
Robert Stone's National Book Award winning novel, "Dog Soldiers", may have a special resonance for the generation of Americans who lived through the sixties and... Read more
Published on Aug 8 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars Vietnam, USA
Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers is one of the most important novels to come out of the Vietnam experience. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2000 by colm rourke
5.0 out of 5 stars Heeeeeeelllp!
Keep this book away from people in Iowa City, Iowa
Published on Jan 12 2000
3.0 out of 5 stars Bizarre book!
Drugs and corruption are the themes of this novel by Robert Stone. In a disjointed way, Stone shares his feelings during the time of the Vietnam War. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2000 by David Mitchell
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