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nothing at the moment. i am in search of a good sit down book.
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nothing at the moment. i am in search of a good sit down book.
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i did skim through it. hmm. maybe when we are driving to canada i will read through it. inshAllah.
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Update: This book has gotten better and better with every turn of the page...its a very good book, Im about 1 chapter away from finishing it 
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
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"Me Talk Pretty One Day" - David Sedaris
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07-28-2008, 06:22 PM
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i just started a book my sister reccommended: the dancing girls of lahore. its about prostitutes in the diamond market in lahore. its a true story. pretty interesting so far...
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jarhead-anthony swofford.
i wouldn't read it if it wasn't required but its interesting to see how the Marines screws up soldiers.
i would reccomend 'The Devil in the White City'
forgot the author's name but its a good read. a lot of mystery and history all in one (rhyme not intended). 'The Namesake' is also really good. but the movie isn't worth the time.
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jarhead-anthony swofford.
i wouldn't read it if it wasn't required but its interesting to see how the Marines screws up soldiers.
i would reccomend 'The Devil in the White City'
forgot the author's name but its a good read. a lot of mystery and history all in one (rhyme not intended). 'The Namesake' is also really good. but the movie isn't worth the time.
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Not all of them come out screwed up..
Two of my uncles were marines. Granted this was yonks ago.
What is the book about exactly?
Edit: Rephrasing...
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Not all of them end up to be screwed up..
Two of my uncles were marines. Granted this was yonks ago.
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true, not all.
the author basically writes about his experiences during the gulf war and some other battles. its his memoir.
some parts are interesting but most of it consists of the mental and physical tension he endures the whole time. the language is very vulgar and he's really honest about everything. almost every other page is about him harrassing women and challenging the marine stereotype. |
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true, not all.
the author basically writes about his experiences during the gulf war and some other battles. its his memoir.
some parts are interesting but most of it consists of the mental and physical tension he endures the whole time. the language is very vulgar and he's really honest about everything. almost every other page is about him harrassing women and challenging the marine stereotype.
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What does jarhead mean?
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Excellent book, worth the read, its what the movie was based off of. Alot of marines call him a whiny *****, but the guy does have some valid points in his book.
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but the guy does have some valid points in his book.
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agreed.
oh and jarhead is a slang word for a Marine. i thought it had something to do with their haircuts, but im not sure. |
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agreed.
oh and jarhead is a slang word for a Marine. i thought it had something to do with their haircuts, but im not sure.
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Oh duh. I'm sorry. I was terribly exhausted earlier. I couldn't comprehend anything I was reading anymore.
I kept reading it as JARED.  And I kept thinking inst that a name?
About Jarhead I was always told it was the hats, but it might be the haircuts that gave them the nickname. Hmmm.
The book sounds interesting. My granddad, dad and uncles were all honest about their experiences in the armed forces. Some saw little to no combat, some saw more than they should and some lost appendages. But they had many interesting stories to tell. 
I'll check out the book, I'm reading a few books at the moment.
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