A visceral, gut-wrenching collection of short stories written by a former US Marine Corp which lays bare the human experience of war. I was prepared to be taken out of my comfort zone but I was wholly unprepared for the beauty and levity of Klay’s writing.

Winner of the US National Book Award. The first couple of stories were REALLY good and it certainly gave me a sense of war that I didn't know existed and the support that's required when soldiers return home.