by Siobhan Fallon, Cassandra Campbell
War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, if You Know When the Men are Gone is any indication. These mostly somber, seldom sweet stories about soldiers and their wives and families at Fort Hood are well-crafted, but hella depressing. Siobhan Fallon, an Army wife herself, deftly captures the emot...
Set in Fort Hood, Texas, Siobhan Fallon’s eight stories revolve around the separation between military men posted in Iraq and their loved ones back home. These are powerful, moving stories. Every day the women left behind wonder if this is the day they get the worst possible news, and fear as well t...
I won this book on the giveaways and when I started to read it I didn't want to put it down. Each short story was just as good as the last. They were just amazing. Without giving specific details away I just have to say that each story really lets you see how the lives of army families are effected ...
I read the whole book in a day and thoroughly enjoyed it. In a way it reminds me of Sherman Alexie's book The Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, providing a window into a community and experience through linked short stories. A few are set in Iraq, but they deal primarily with the soldiers' ...
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