The things they carried: a work of fiction
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Broadway Books, 1998.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed.
Physical Desc:
273 pages ; 21 cm
Rating:
880L
Status:
Description
This work depicts the heroic young men of Alpha Company as they carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Durham Young Adult Historical Fiction
YA HIS OBR
On Shelf
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC OBR
On Shelf
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
O'Brien, Tim (Things)
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC O'BRIEN
Billed
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC O'BRIEN
On Shelf
Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Fiction
FIC/O'BRIEN
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3565 .B75 T48 1998
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC O'BRIEN
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0767902890
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.8, 10 Points
Level 5.8, 10 Points
Lexile measure:
880
Notes
Target Audience
880L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,5.8,10,57010
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
O'Brien, T. (1998). The things they carried: a work of fiction. 1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)O'Brien, Tim, 1946-. 1998. The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)O'Brien, Tim, 1946-, The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction. Broadway Books, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction. 1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed. Broadway Books, 1998.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
7b5aa67d-7ffe-bf93-4e32-df520a5e77af
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