Probably one of the most creative yet depressing and scary books I've ever read.
One of my favorites. A human torso with no face recalling his life from a hospital bed and trying to communicate with the staff using Morse code. A depressing, maddening story, such are the perils of war.
Though not well-written, [i:]Born on the Fourth of July[/i:] is still worth reading. The best aspect of the memoir is Kovic's struggle between his patriotism and his indignation. Kovic's patriotic feelings are expressed in the language of treacly 1950's stereotypes, which may express how he actually...
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