Review:
"A brutally honest memoir... gut-wrenching frontline reportage."-- Entertainment Weekly, on Jarhead
"A gritty, intense and wrenching account..."-- "USA Today"
"Intense.... As 'Jarhead' (2003), his harrowing account of serving with the Marines during the first gulf war, so eloquently attests, Mr. Swofford can write like he drives: fast and furious and profane, a poet's touch control channeling all the testosterone and adrenaline into a high-test, high-wire performance. His new memoir... reminds us of the power of Mr. Swofford's prose - his ability to conjure a mood, a time, a place with a flick of his pen." "Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"""
"A gritty, intense and wrenching account..." ""USA Today"""
"Join Anthony Swofford on his journey toward true manhood....HOTELS, HOSPITALS, AND JAILS is a powerful and sometimes painful book to read. The writing is short, staccato and rhythmic. More importantly, it's honest." "Bookpage.com""
"Swofford shares brutally honest stories about his family, random sex, hard drinking and his difficult relationship with his father, as he tries to cope with life and post-traumatic stress...Swofford is an often-gripping narrator, at his best both angry and charismatic without apology...The chapter about visiting a veterans' hospital has rightly been singled out as a remarkable piece of writing." ""The Huffington Post"""
"[S]earing...Swofford's prose remains as strong as ever. And his insights into his own past and present strike an honest chord." ""Associated Press"""
"Fiery follow-up memoir by the bestselling author of "Jarhead" . . . Swofford's writing, like many of his stories, is explosive . . . the author's voice and energy are compelling . . . sure to be a bestseller." ""Kirkus Reviews"""
"Swofford's brisk storytelling, deadpan humor, and appealing swagger." ""The New Yorker"""
"Swofford is a remarkable writer, and "Hotels" might prove to be a timely reminder that for soldiers who have served our country overseas, returning home sometimes marks the start of yet another long battle." "NPR.org""
Book Description:
With the same unremitting intensity he brought to Jarhead, Anthony Swofford describes his search for identity and meaning in the years after he returned from serving as a sniper in the gulf war.
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