
The Yellow Birds
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Holter Graham
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De:
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Kevin Powers
"The war tried to kill us in the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, 21-year-old Private Bartle and 18-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger.
Bound together since basic training when their tough-as-nails sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Murphy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes impossible actions.
With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic.
©2012 Kevin Powers (P)2012 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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Would you consider the audio edition of The Yellow Birds to be better than the print version?
probably because I don't like to read anymoreWho was your favorite character and why?
the main character. he was the "I"What does Holter Graham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Great listen.If you could rename The Yellow Birds, what would you call it?
how to develop post traumatic stress disorderAny additional comments?
I work with veterans who won't or don't talk about their experiences. This story helped me understand some of what they might have experienced.how to develop post traumatic stress disorder
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Wonderful and powerful
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would highly recommend this audiobook to anyone interested in war, particularly the after effects of being in highly intense, traumatic situations. The novel is detailed, compelling, and quite indicative of the mental and emotional toll the Iraqi war has had on our generation of veterans.What other book might you compare The Yellow Birds to and why?
I haven't read too many books like this, but I've read in other reviews that this is sort of like the modern day version of "All Is Calm On The Western Front".What does Holter Graham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Graham conveys the emotion of the characters very well, especially during some of the internal monologues.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Absolutely. About 3/4 of way into the story, there's a particularly epic internal monologue/rant where the main character essentially vents all the pent up emotion at once, and you hear first hand what kind of impact such experiences can have on a young man.Any additional comments?
A solid first novel from Kevin Powers, the story is captivating and gripping, and I found it hard to put down as soon as I got it.Sobering View of the Mental Effects of War
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Any additional comments?
'The Yellow Birds' is pretty typical war book fare. The one time it gets beyond that is when he comes home and everybody is congratulating hin om killing all those hadjis. Then he knows he is not deserving of praise, because he had unbelievably stronger fire power which he used indiscriminately. A book about the Iraq War from the Iraqi viewpoint would be much more interesting.OverRated Cause it's the first real Iraq War Novel
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Literary novel, Not a "buddy book"
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The truth of deployment in fiction.
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What did you love best about The Yellow Birds?
General layout of surrounding, difficult to get a good mental discription of surroundings raison de terre: (reason for being there).What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The attitude of the state of the author's motivations was overlooked. What was the objective?What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The continutity of events: realtive to the rational outlook of the author. The discriotion of the flora and fauna.If you could rename The Yellow Birds, what would you call it?
The foundation or objective was not stated clearly described. ATitle: What was objective this small group of military persons? Title: The Objective of the mission?
Any additional comments?
This was a reasonably good description of the main theme of warfare but not the longterm reason or objective of the military objective. Was the objective successful?Terminology sometime vague for non military reader
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Great book, great audio performance.
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Very atriculate and emotional novel of the Iraqwar
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Compelling narrative. A true page turner!
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