Book Reviews › Character › The Things They Carried
Honest review · Character
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
Linked stories of a platoon in Vietnam and the weight, literal and otherwise, each man carried. Fiction that tells the truth about memory, fear and storytelling.
Read it if…
you want the finest literary treatment of war and memory.
See the book →
Skip it if…
you want documentary fact.
Try instead: Night →
Three things you will actually use
- Everyone carries something.
- Stories make the unbearable bearable.
- Truth is not only fact.
Do this first
Read the title story.
Our verdict
What they carried.
See the book →
Compare with other Character books
Browse all Character book reviews or get the free Reality Code Cheat Sheet.
As an Amazon Associate, WisdomDeck earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked “Click to see” go to Amazon. We are not paid for opinions, prices and availability are not shown here and change on Amazon, and we never see your purchase details. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.