Editors Reads

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War Fiction

15 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.

15 posts

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Where to Start with Homer: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Homer — whether to begin with The Iliad or The Odyssey, and which translation to read. A complete reading guide to ancient Greece's great poet.

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Where to Start with Mo Yan: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Mo Yan — whether to begin with Red Sorghum, Big Breasts and Wide Hips, or The Republic of Wine. A complete guide to the Chinese Nobel laureate.

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Where to Start with Stephen Crane: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Stephen Crane — how to approach The Red Badge of Courage, his landmark psychological war novel written before he ever witnessed battle and still the most honest American war fiction. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Tim O'Brien: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Tim O'Brien — how to approach The Things They Carried, his essential masterwork on Vietnam, memory, and storytelling. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Tobias Wolff: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Tobias Wolff — whether to begin with This Boy's Life, In Pharaoh's Army, or his short stories. A complete reading guide to the American memoirist.

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Best Vietnam War Books: Essential Fiction and Non-Fiction

The best Vietnam War books — from The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato to The Quiet American and Tree of Smoke. Essential Vietnam War fiction and history.

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Best World War One Books: Fiction and Non-Fiction

The best World War One books — from All Quiet on the Western Front and Birdsong to Regeneration and A Farewell to Arms. Essential WWI fiction and history.

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Tim O'Brien Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points

Tim O'Brien's complete bibliography in order — from The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato to In the Lake of the Woods. Best starting points for new readers.

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Where to Start with Erich Maria Remarque: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Erich Maria Remarque — whether to begin with All Quiet on the Western Front, Arch of Triumph, or Three Comrades. A complete guide.

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Where to Start with Joseph Heller: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Joseph Heller — whether to begin with Catch-22, Something Happened, or Good as Gold. A complete reading guide to Heller's satirical novels.

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Where to Start with Khaled Hosseini: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Khaled Hosseini — whether to begin with The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, or And the Mountains Echoed. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Pat Barker: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Pat Barker — whether to begin with Regeneration, The Ghost Road, The Silence of the Girls, or The Women of Troy. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Thomas Keneally: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Thomas Keneally — whether to begin with Schindler's List or The Daughters of Mars. A complete reading guide to the Australian Booker Prize winner.

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Where to Start with Tim O'Brien: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Tim O'Brien — whether to begin with The Things They Carried or Going After Cacciato. A complete reading guide to the essential Vietnam War novelist.

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15 Books Like The Women by Kristin Hannah

Loved The Women? These 15 novels share Kristin Hannah's combination of wartime courage, women's forgotten history, emotional sweep, and the question of what a society owes those who served it.

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