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Overall, this was an interesting book. The flowery prose Reese used in his journal did seem to get tedious at times but did not detract from it. The real attraction was the author's deteriorating outlook on life and his transition from inquisitive intellectual to the callous, hardened soldier, used to the hardships of combat. Equally interesting is his realization of this, to which he initially feels remorse but later believes it absurd to wory about such things, though, throughout his experiences in the Eastern Front, he continually tries to hold on to some likeness of his former self. An interesting view of the hardships experienced in war and of the brutal conditions of this area of World War II, and their effects on the human spirit.
A humbling read with anguish and humility to spare!
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Very deep and dark. Little battle narrative but a lot of insight into a 23 year old soldiers mind. Read slow and thoroughly digested, it approaches an award winning psychological study.
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