The Things They Carried- Book Review In The Things They Carried, author Tim O'Brien conveys his experience and feelings about the Vietnam War through a collection of stories. Each narrative is comprised with vivid description telling us about one of the soldiers of the Alpha Company in Vietnam. One of the significant concepts in this novel is the importance of certain objects or feelings carried and used by the soldiers to survive the war. Several …showed first 75 words of 1527 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1527 total…War. I feel that I have a better understanding of our history not only through factual history books, but rather through the emotional stories of the men characterized in this book. I enjoyed this book very much and am very grateful for being inspired to read it. I without a doubt rate this book a 10 and would recommend it to anyone, especially those who want to learn about history in a stimulating and moving way.