Hello.

[TheMarine]

Hi, my name is Charles. My wife doesn't have a lot of time to read stuff for fun, since she's working on a master's degree in Lit., so I was looking for a place like this to discuss what I am reading with people.

 

[Clara]

Welcome Charles!

 

[VTChEwbecca]

Welcome, Charles!

I understand your wife's pain - just finished up my masters (in education) last May. Good luck to her and I hope you enjoy your time here!

 

[NF Reader]

Hi Charles

Welcome to the forum. Just curious, have you read any of the recent books about the military effort in Iraq and Afghanistan? Were you serving over there?

I ask because I lived in Saudi Arabia for a few years, in the 1970s, so I'm fascinated by non-fiction about that part of the world. I recently read Robin Moore's The Hunt for Bin Laden, which I really enjoyed.

 

[TheMarine]

I was over in Iraq for about 7 months. I haven't read any of the stuff on the GWOT, although I read Jarhead, and was suprised at how whiny Swafford came across.