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Summary: Only in American...
Review: ...can someone be fired for fabricating his news stories and then write a book and not have his crediblity questioned. I have no doubt that this book will make Mr Bragg a multimillionaire much like Stephen Glass and Jayson Blair when they were fired for fabricating their stories for the New Republican and New York Times, respectively, and still write best-selling books. How embarrasing that the people of the US can't even find truthful people to look up to.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: As a fan of Rick Bragg's I immediately had to read this book. I was not disappointed. I could not put the book down after reading the first page. This is a story of an honest, truthful and humble American that chose a wonderful author to help tell her story. For those that rate this book but have not read the book your criticism is not valid. After watching all the media hype about the book I was happy to find the book still brought me some surprises. Jessica and Rick did a great job.
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Summary: One of the best books around
Review: This book is just one of the best books I have read in a long while. It really kept me intersted and I felt as if I were right there experiencing every pain and happiness that her family felt through the whole ordeal. I live in the same area as Jessica Lynch and know a lot of people who know her personally, and every word that is in that book about her and her family and the whole community is absolutely true to the "T". The author did such a tremendous job writing her story. I think anyone who has negative attitudes towards how much Jessica Lynch is in the media and about how she is being called a "hero", needs to read this book and I think their whole outlook on the whole situation will change. It is a definate must read.
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Summary: Heros all
Review: I haven't read this book, so I just gave it the current average of three stars, but I have certainly read criticism regarding the "heroism" of Jessica Lynch. Let's just remember that, whatever degree of heroism Lynch attained, our American soliders are heros. They volunteer to defend our country and freedom, they're willing to take a bullet for us. Heros all. Different degrees of heroism, maybe, but we owe each of these folks.
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Summary: I Am Nauseated, Too: How Americans Get Snowed by PR
Review: Jeez, give me a break! Hero? No way! "Hero" is the most overused and misunderstood word in the dictionary. This gal got stuck in a bad, or should I say stupid, situation, which was the result of incompetence, and did nothing more than any of us would have. She cried and hoped that she wouldn't die. This is not book material. I just can't believe that trees were sacrificed for this PR vehicle and I can't believe that people are idolizing Lynch. What a joke! I read through the book only so that I felt qualified to post something here. Poor Bragg--trying to stretch the soup by jazzing up what is essentially an incredibly boring story of a woman of average intelligence who joins the army so that she can escape her godawful go-nowhere future. And for those who say that she preferred anonymity and was pushed into the spotlight, nobody put a gun to her head and made her sign that million-dollar contract with Bragg. In fact, if someone would have put a gun to her head, she probably would have passed out. Save the hero talk for the real thing, like Pfc. Patrick Miller who saved Lynch's life and the lives of others. I can't believe there are so many suckers out there ready to swallow anything. Wake up America! You, too, Bragg--find a real story and quit selling out.
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Summary: It's good to know what REALLY happened
Review: I'm amazed and appalled at the criticisms of some of the other reviewers here: it is one thing to express an opinion of a book (although many of them don't seem to even mention the book itself)- it is something else entirely to attack the character of a person who has faced a terrible ordeal, and its very public aftermath, with honesty and courage. Shame on those who say that Jessica should not be telling her story! she has every right to, and unlike all of those who told it first, she is telling nothing but the simple truth, and with obvious compassion and admiration for her fellow soldiers. This is a gripping story and Rick Bragg treats it with the dignity it deserves. This book is a well-written and inspiring account of what this young woman and her family went through, and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Mallowcups for Rick Bragg
Review: Seems every now and then a person is called upon to do one thing no one else was meant to do; seems to me Rick Bragg was the dead-on choice to write Jessica Lynch's story. I don't know how that mini-miracle came about, but after reading it, I was glad Rick was the one to write it. It's lyrical, it's quiet, it's right; most of all, you know the truth is being told. You just know. I didn't expect to enjoy the storytelling as much as the story. Jessica's story is set down rightly, and as an American I am proud of that. Nice going, Rick. I'd share a pack of Mallowcups with you.
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Summary: This book tells Christians what they want to hear
Review: It's clear from these reviews that those who like this book like it because she talks about God and about praying. Christians seem to have an unending desire to connect their 'peaceful' religion to the U.S. military.
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Summary: The story of the Iraq War's most famous soldier
Review: I have followed Jessica Lynch's story since it first broke and this book is a great read. It not only tells the story of a young woman who went off to war, but of her family and community who came together as a community when she was reported MIA. Her experience as a POW is a frightening one, but mixed with the terror is the compassion of several Iraqi doctors and medical personnel who took care of her and kept Jessi alive until US forces got information they needed to free her from a living nightmare. Her family's joy at her rescue from captivity is tempered by the extent of her injuries and the realization that she apparently was tortured before her treatment in the Iraqi hospital, something that Jessi does not remember, but the injuries tell the story. Her continued recovery and her story is an inspiration to many, and her rescue, despite critics, is a tribute to the military's credo: Never Leave a Fallen Comrade in Enemy Hands.
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Summary: OK but kind of dull
Review: This is an OK book but considering the subject matter, I found it pretty dull. Bragg went for the easy stuff and bought into the pretty picture Jessica's family fed him. I agree with the below reviewer. Homer Hickam, or some West Virginia writer, should have written this. Bragg just doesn't understand the dark side to Jessica's family and it's staring him right in the face.
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