Reviews for In Country

The average rating for In Country based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-05 00:00:00 Mike Simcoe This book wasn't bad at all and there wasn't anything I particularly disliked about it, it just feel very flat for me. The main character is sorting through identity issues because her father died in Vietnam before she was born so she's trying to learn about Vietnam to unveil some of the secrecy behind her father. I think there were some really cool threads in this book that were pulled together, and it definitely has something to say about femininity and war, but I couldn't really connect with Sam and idk. I can't put my finger on why this one didn't really grab me; it was just alright. Not boring, not badly written, just not nearly as good as The Things They Carried, which was the book we read right before this one that blew me off my feet.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-14 00:00:00 Raymond Harmon Fucking finally finished this piece of shit. Ok, so I read this for class and I legitimately don't understand what is so great about this book. The writing style is annoying and sort of choppy. I didn't like Sam, I didn't care about Emmett, and I think just because you don't have sex with a minor (but only because you can't get a hardon) doesn't make me like you. The only person I could stand was Irene, her mother, and that is probably because she was only in it for about five minutes. Am I missing something? I personally think this book is a piece of crap, and yet it's being taught in schools. Usually, when I read something for school, even if I don't like it I can appreciate the idea of it, or the writing, or fucking something! I don't know what other people see in this, but I am going to stand by my original statement and say this book sucks monkey nuts.