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350<p><B>“In one very full, very messed up and hair-raising day, <I>Brave Deeds</I> delivers everything we could ever ask for in a novel, no less than birth, death, and all points in between. David Abrams has written a flat-out brilliant book of the Iraq War, one that reads like a compact version of the <I>Odyssey</I> or <I>Going After Cacciato</I>. Soldiers on a journey&#8213;it’s one of humankind’s oldest stories, and Abrams has given us the latest dispatch from the field, to stunning effect.”</B><br>     &#8213;Ben Fountain, author of <I>Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk</I><br><br><B>“Hilariously absurd, Abrams surprises with pathos and tenderness. This is military fiction at its truest.”</B><br>     &#8213;<I>Booklist</I><br><br><B>“At the beginning of <I>Brave Deeds</I> I was laughing out loud, and enjoying the feeling of being among the Army squad, even one making an insane walk through Baghdad. But by the end of the book I was silent: I was really undone by it. David Abrams has done something very powerful, drawing together the different layers of this story so beautifully, and drawing us down below the surface to a place of darkness and sadness. It’s a tour de force. Bravo.”</B><br>     &#8213;Roxana Robinson, author of <I>Sparta</I><br><br>From <I>Fobbit</I> author David Abrams, <I>Brave Deeds</I> is a compelling novel of war, brotherhood, and America. Spanning eight hours, the novel follows a squad of six AWOL soldiers as they attempt to cross war-torn Baghdad on foot to attend the funeral of their leader, Staff Sergeant Rafe Morgan. As the men make their way to the funeral, they recall the most ancient of warriors yet are a microcosm of twenty-first-century America, and subject to the same human flaws as all of us. Drew is reliable in the field but unfaithful at home; Cheever, overweight and whining, is a friend to no one&#8213;least of all himself; and platoon commander Dmitri “Arrow” Arogapoulos is stalwart, yet troubled with questions about his own identity and sexuality. Emotionally resonant, true-to-life, and thoughtfully written, <I>Brave Deeds</I> is a gripping story of combat and of perserverance, and an important addition to the oeuvre of contemporary war fiction.<br><br><br><br><br></p>
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