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Two extraordinary works about soldiers in a time of dubious peace by a writer of vast eloquence and moral authority. With stylistic panache and vitriolic wit, William Styron depicts conflicts between men of somewhat more than average intelligence and the military machine. In The Long March, a novella, two Marine reservists fight to retain their dignity while on a grueling exercise staged by a posturing colonel. The uproariously funny play In the Clap Shack charts the terrified passage of a young recruit through the prurient inferno of a Navy hospital VD ward. In both works, Styron wages a gallant defense of the free individual--and serves up a withering indictment of a system that has no room for individuality or freedom.
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Susan Hollingsworth
reviewed The Long March and In the Clap Shack on January 16, 2017
The Long March and In the Clap Shack
The tone reminds me vividly of Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers, where the author is basically a fanatic of the military cool-aid. Except, unlike Heinlein who tries to convince readers that the military is this wonderful, benevolent leader if you just shut up and follow the rules, Styron's military is harsh and pointless. Most of the characters were cruel, bordering on sadistic (if not outright over the line), ignorant and racist. There were enough n-bombs and Jew jokes to put Twain to shame.
To continue the lack of redeeming qualities, the characters were one dimensional and vapid and the storytelling was lackluster. Paragraphs lasted several pages for no reason.
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