A sarcastic tale that’s like Flags of our Fathers about a
platoon of US soldiers that were involved in a heroic Iraq battle that are
invited to participate in the Super Bowl Halftime show to honor them. Tagging along with them is a Hollywood agent,
Albert, who is trying to secure funding for a film about their ordeal and in
turn get them paid. The main character
is Billy Lynn and it’s through his point of view we see the world, a tour
through American decadence and fake patriotism.
The writing from Fountain is very strong, with clever and insightful
observations and metaphors. I truly
appreciated to read a book like this that’s pro-military while at the same time
mocking military heroism and in doing so is very much anti-war. Grade: A
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