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This is one of the best books I have ever read and easily the best book I have read this year.
insightful
This book is ok and the author makes a few interesting points about the addiction of war by individuals and society, but I felt that his stories and ideas could have been better organized. Also, he relies heavily on recollections from his time in Bosnia and Kosovo and as a result I felt like there was a lot of repetition of points and example stories between the chapters. I was expecting a more comprehensive look at war, but I was disappointed and was left feeling like there is no hope for humanity to ever break the cycle of constant war - in which case, why even bother reading this book?
Very thoughtful prose from a war correspondent.
Carol F. (cactusflowerwomen) reviewed War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning on + 628 more book reviews
An excellent book on the motives of war written by a foreign war correspondent. A bit depressing, of course, but very educational. Powerful and terrible eyewitness accounts.
