Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir
Autor Michael Anthonyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 dec 2016
After
twelve
months
of
military
service
in
Iraq,
Michael
Anthony
stepped
off
a
plane,
seemingly
happy
to
be
home—or
at
least
back
on
US
soil.
He
was
twenty-one
years
old,
a
bit
of
a
nerd,
and
carrying
a
pack
of
cigarettes
that
he
thought
would
be
his
last.
Two
months
later,
Michael
was
stoned
on
Vicodin,
drinking
way
too
much,
and
picking
a
fight
with
a
very
large
Hell’s
Angel.
At
his
wit’s
end,
he
came
to
an
agreement
with
himself:
If
things
didn’t
improve
in
three
months,
he
was
going
to
kill
himself.Civilianizedis
a
memoir
chronicling
Michael’s
search
for
meaning
in
a
suddenly
destabilized
world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781936976881
ISBN-10: 1936976889
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 50
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Zest
Colecția Pulp / Zest Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 1936976889
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 50
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Zest
Colecția Pulp / Zest Books
Locul publicării:United States
Public țintă
14+Recenzii
"Michael
Anthony
writes
with
emotional
clarity,
dark
wit,
and
unpremeditated
honesty.
But
what
stayed
with
me
most,
I
think,
were
the
quiet
punches
to
the
gut:
That
to
kill
oneself,
one
must
not
only
feel
like
dying,
but
like
killing,
and
the
feelings
could
not
be
farther
apart.
That
what
messed
with
him
most
was
not
the
brutality
of
his
foes
but
the
moral
bankruptcy
of
certain
commanders.
That
it
is
not
so
much
the
intensity
of
combat
that
derails
a
soldier
but
the
flatness
of
its
absence.
I
won't
soon
forget
this
book."
–Mary
Roach,
author
ofGrunt:
The
Curious
Science
of
Humans
at
WarandStiff:
The
Curious
Lives
of
Human
Cadavers
"Civilianizedis a remarkable account of what it's like to live inside post-traumatic stress disorder. It's also smart and mordantly funny'"--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“[T]his at-times darkly comic memoir serves as an important reminder of the human cost of America's involvement in overseas conflicts. . . An intense memoir.” –Kirkus
“Civilianizedhas the introspection of a literary memoir and the narrative momentum of a novel.” –Booklist
"Michael Anthony’s expressive wit and deep emotionality connect with a vital story to present an account of the veteran’s experience returning from war that is prevalent, yet far too infrequently told.Civilianizedquestions what it means to be a soldier, and what it then means to be a civilian. There are no easy answers, but Anthony delivers a dose of reality that can awaken the mind and provides useful information about the challenging transition soldiers face upon returning home."--Bookreporter
"Memoirs and novels about the horrors of war are far more common than memoirs and novels that explore the less recognizable horrors of slowly losing oneself to despair or addiction after the soldier returns home, which makesCivilianizedan important addition to recent war literature. Whatever your opinion on the United States’s involvement in conflicts around the world, Anthony’s memoir shows that the men on the front lines in those conflicts aren’t superhuman or lacking in emotion—quite the opposite. They are people with hopes, dreams, and fears just like the rest of us."--The Rumpus
"Michael Anthony'sCivilianizedhowls with hard-earned wisdom. An unflinching story of homecoming and the after-war, Anthony has been to the brink and back. He writes with both soul and candor, and for that, contemporary war literature is in his debt." -Matt Gallagher, author ofYoungbloodandKaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War
"Anthony navigates the dark side of a veteran's homecoming with honesty, skill, and even a touch of humor. Prepare to be disturbed and entertained in equal measures." -Brian Castner, author ofThe Long WalkandAll the Ways We Kill and Die
"In this tender memoirCiviliaznized,returning Iraq war veteran Michael Anthony hurls us into the raw, moral betrayals of war and the awful moral dislocation of coming home. At times hilarious, at other times harrowingly sad, Anthony's memoir screams out at us to pay attention to the needs of our veterans." -Nancy Sherman, author ofAfterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of our SoldiersandUntold War: Inside the Hearts Minds and Souls of our Soldiers.
"Important and essential,Civilianizedis an unflinching look at the dark hell of reintegration. Michael Anthony's personal story provides us with a deeper understanding of the war that many of us post 9/11 veterans face alone when returning home. A must read." -Colby Buzzell, author ofMy War: Killing Time in IraqandThank You for Being Expendable
"Civilianizedis a remarkable account of what it's like to live inside post-traumatic stress disorder. It's also smart and mordantly funny'"--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“[T]his at-times darkly comic memoir serves as an important reminder of the human cost of America's involvement in overseas conflicts. . . An intense memoir.” –Kirkus
“Civilianizedhas the introspection of a literary memoir and the narrative momentum of a novel.” –Booklist
"Michael Anthony’s expressive wit and deep emotionality connect with a vital story to present an account of the veteran’s experience returning from war that is prevalent, yet far too infrequently told.Civilianizedquestions what it means to be a soldier, and what it then means to be a civilian. There are no easy answers, but Anthony delivers a dose of reality that can awaken the mind and provides useful information about the challenging transition soldiers face upon returning home."--Bookreporter
"Memoirs and novels about the horrors of war are far more common than memoirs and novels that explore the less recognizable horrors of slowly losing oneself to despair or addiction after the soldier returns home, which makesCivilianizedan important addition to recent war literature. Whatever your opinion on the United States’s involvement in conflicts around the world, Anthony’s memoir shows that the men on the front lines in those conflicts aren’t superhuman or lacking in emotion—quite the opposite. They are people with hopes, dreams, and fears just like the rest of us."--The Rumpus
"Michael Anthony'sCivilianizedhowls with hard-earned wisdom. An unflinching story of homecoming and the after-war, Anthony has been to the brink and back. He writes with both soul and candor, and for that, contemporary war literature is in his debt." -Matt Gallagher, author ofYoungbloodandKaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War
"Anthony navigates the dark side of a veteran's homecoming with honesty, skill, and even a touch of humor. Prepare to be disturbed and entertained in equal measures." -Brian Castner, author ofThe Long WalkandAll the Ways We Kill and Die
"In this tender memoirCiviliaznized,returning Iraq war veteran Michael Anthony hurls us into the raw, moral betrayals of war and the awful moral dislocation of coming home. At times hilarious, at other times harrowingly sad, Anthony's memoir screams out at us to pay attention to the needs of our veterans." -Nancy Sherman, author ofAfterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of our SoldiersandUntold War: Inside the Hearts Minds and Souls of our Soldiers.
"Important and essential,Civilianizedis an unflinching look at the dark hell of reintegration. Michael Anthony's personal story provides us with a deeper understanding of the war that many of us post 9/11 veterans face alone when returning home. A must read." -Colby Buzzell, author ofMy War: Killing Time in IraqandThank You for Being Expendable