No Easy Day
Thankfully while I was away from writing on the blog I wasn't completely useless in the literacy department as I managed to complete 3 books, 3!
The first of the 3 was No Easy Day by Mark Owen. This actually came out of no where but after we saw Zero Dark Thirty a loooooong time ago I was really interested to hear the Navy Seals perspective on the whole encounter. Thankfully my brother-in-law told me about this book and I downloaded it that night and finally got around to reading it a few months later. I really enjoyed the book but I feel I must add that I didn't realize there was such controversy over the making of this book until I spoke about it at my book club. Some of my book club-mates even said they'd never read it just because of its disrespect for the Navy Seals and what they do. I was shocked to hear this 1) because I hadn't followed this issue at all and was a little embarrassed I hadn't heard anything about it and 2) because I generally stay away from anything that offends people to the degree this apparently has. But... the damage was done... I had already finished the book.
With that said, I'll say again, I really enjoyed the book. I made my peace with reading it because truly the only reason I read it was because Zero Dark Thirty made me so curious to read the Seals perspective of the Bin Laden raid. I learned a lot of other things about the Seals too because the raid is only about a third of the book but I will say the chapters in which they describe the night when they entered Bin Laden's complex was completely gripping. I couldn't believe this had actually happened, that it was being told by a person who was actually there, this was fascinatingly crazy to me. This probably sounds very silly to say and sheds some light onto my own naivete but reading about everything Seals go through and the mental state they need to possess in order to do the things they do is truly extraordinary. I think what struck me the most was how relatable the author managed to make everything sound through his writing despite the fact that he was describing a job only a select few can actually do. I don't mean to offend anyone with this book review but if you're a person who is curious to learn more about the Navy Seals or the Bin Laden situation, I would recommend the book. Just maybe get a fancy book cover or read it on your e-reader so you don't get any dirty stares or unwelcome conversation. :)
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The first of the 3 was No Easy Day by Mark Owen. This actually came out of no where but after we saw Zero Dark Thirty a loooooong time ago I was really interested to hear the Navy Seals perspective on the whole encounter. Thankfully my brother-in-law told me about this book and I downloaded it that night and finally got around to reading it a few months later. I really enjoyed the book but I feel I must add that I didn't realize there was such controversy over the making of this book until I spoke about it at my book club. Some of my book club-mates even said they'd never read it just because of its disrespect for the Navy Seals and what they do. I was shocked to hear this 1) because I hadn't followed this issue at all and was a little embarrassed I hadn't heard anything about it and 2) because I generally stay away from anything that offends people to the degree this apparently has. But... the damage was done... I had already finished the book.
With that said, I'll say again, I really enjoyed the book. I made my peace with reading it because truly the only reason I read it was because Zero Dark Thirty made me so curious to read the Seals perspective of the Bin Laden raid. I learned a lot of other things about the Seals too because the raid is only about a third of the book but I will say the chapters in which they describe the night when they entered Bin Laden's complex was completely gripping. I couldn't believe this had actually happened, that it was being told by a person who was actually there, this was fascinatingly crazy to me. This probably sounds very silly to say and sheds some light onto my own naivete but reading about everything Seals go through and the mental state they need to possess in order to do the things they do is truly extraordinary. I think what struck me the most was how relatable the author managed to make everything sound through his writing despite the fact that he was describing a job only a select few can actually do. I don't mean to offend anyone with this book review but if you're a person who is curious to learn more about the Navy Seals or the Bin Laden situation, I would recommend the book. Just maybe get a fancy book cover or read it on your e-reader so you don't get any dirty stares or unwelcome conversation. :)
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