My War With Hemingway, by James Charles
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My War With Hemingway, by James Charles
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Zach, a young veteran, contemplates suicide after a horrific tour in Afghanistan when Ernest Hemingway appears and stops him. He enrolls in college where he falls in love with Jessica, a young woman from a wealthy family. Her love stabilizes him, and Hemingway’s appearances become less frequent, until she doesn’t return to school after break. He confronts her father who tells him he is not to see her again. Alone, haunted by the wars, and with his friend Hemingway pestering him, he descends into alcoholism. Teaming up with one of Zach’s army buddies, and in defiance of her parents, Jessica searches for him. But will they find him in time to save his life? And is her love enough to help him find redemption?
My War With Hemingway, by James Charles- Amazon Sales Rank: #2570116 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .78" w x 6.00" l, 1.03 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 346 pages
About the Author James Charles is a U.S. Army Veteran and served in The Middle East, Honduras, Europe and the United States. He is currently an administrator with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Honest and Very Real Insight into the Human Side of War By Susan E. Santiago WOW, this book took me on a bit of an emotional roller coaster ride. It is a very honest and human story about the realities of what our Veterans have experienced, not only in combat, but, especially, after they return home. It truly gives you an up-close, personal, and vivid look at the various and complex means in which they find their coping mechanisms, as they suffer through the healing processes of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. I hate war, but I love and respect our Veterans and, now, even more so since reading "My War With Hemingway." I have a better understanding of what they suffer and strive to overcome. Bravo, Mr. James Charles, for a great and insightful book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. 'My War with Hemingway' is an important book not just for veterans but for everyone By Mike Billington This book was, I must admit, very uncomfortable for me to read.That's probably because, in many ways, I identified strongly with its central character.Like its protagonist, Zach Powell, I am a veteran; though I did my two tours as a rifleman and later as an infantry adviser in Vietnam and not in Iraq or Afghanistan. Like him, I came home from the war determined to get on with my life; to be "normal."Like him, I was a journalist.And, like him, I long denied that the war had affected me in any substantive way.The similarities don't end there.Like Zach, I could not stay away from conflict.He goes to Egypt during the dangerous days of the Arab Spring, for example.I lived undercover with white supremacists when I worked for a paper in Buffalo; I covered civil unrest in and - later - the invasion of Panama; I covered Operation Desert Storm from the desert by posing as a National Guardsman from Florida; I went to Haiti and was once yanked off a bus in the middle of the night by soldiers who threatened to shoot me if I did not pay them off (I didn't.) A photographer and I rode out Hurricane Andrew in a pick-up truck; another photographer and I rode out Hurricane Rita in an SUV. There were many other assignments like that over my nearly 50 years as a journalist because if it was dangerous I not only volunteered for the assignment I did everything but throw a fit if I was not given permission to go.Zach and I differ, however, in some key respects.He is an alcoholic.I seldom drink; have, in fact, only been drunk twice in my life and both times were while I was in the Army.He has to be dragged into rehab and counseling.After many years of denying I needed help, I went voluntarily. Three failed marriages, a dozen failed relationships and the certain knowledge that there was never going to be a time and place where I could get enough action to satisfy my need to be back in combat convinced me that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was not something that I could deal with on my own.I note all this because, while this book was uncomfortable for me to read it was also - I think - important that I did.And I think it is important that other veterans, regardless of where or when they served, do as well.Why?Well, for one, author James Charles, himself a veteran, has chosen an interesting way to tell Zach's story by having his hero periodically converse with the spirit (?) of Ernest Hemingway. This ghost or spirit or hallucination of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author appears to Zach in seedy motel rooms, in his bedroom, at the houses of friends, in bars and on the road. Zach doesn't consciously summon the writer and there are times when he wishes Hemingway would appear but he does not.It's an intriguing literary device and, I believe, an effective one because it allows Charles to insert some of Hemingway's best observations on love, life and war into the story without disrupting the narrative.That narrative occasionally stretches the bounds of my belief beyond the point at which I am prepared to suspend it, however.There is an incident in Georgia involving a friend of his from the Army, for example: A hostage situation that has brought local police and the FBI into the act. Zach, in New York at the time, makes hurried flight plans and arrives at the scene in time to be involved in it. I dealt with local cops and FBI agents for many years and I never saw them allow a civilian to get involved in hostage negotiations unless they were family members and, even then, only by telephone. An Army buddy arriving at such a scene would have been quietly shuffled off to a rear area, perhaps pumped for some information but never allowed to be intimately involved.Overriding those concerns of mine, however, were the author's very descriptive scenes of men in combat and men in the throes of substance abuse. I volunteered for many years at Attica and at veterans centers - both public and private - and saw firsthand the way substance abuse turned men into hollow versions of themselves. I can say that Charles has very accurately described what it's like to be in combat in a war zone and in combat with your inner self once you come home.This is an important book, not only for veterans but for everyone because, the truth is, as Hemingway once said: “For what are we born if not to aid one another?”Charles is, I think, trying to do just that.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Must-Read for all Americans By Amazon Customer War, soldiers, PTSD, and … Hemingway… the battles within and without each of the characters in James Charles’ novel takes the reader on an unexpected ride from the first page. His writing style perpetuates a co-witness account of the events of his main character’s life. This intimate ride-along with Zachary Powell as a young soldier and veteran spiraling into alcoholism is honest and brutal. He fights to rebuild his life and those of his army buddies. The only one who really knows his internal battle is a companion only he can see, but whom the reader will recognize- Ernest Hemingway. I don’t want to give away anymore of the story because its unexpected twists from page to page need to be experienced as the story unfolds. Even with the grittiness, violence, language, and graphic scenes, the candid and unvarnished look at Zachary, his war buddies, and those who love them is a must read for all Americans. It doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree with his disillusionment or conclusions. We still have the right to agree or disagree because of our military preserving those rights. I like Zach beyond his service as a soldier. He is a good friend, a writer, a reader of literature, likes old movies, and has a heart that loves one woman to heart-wrenching depths. The story reminds us to see the person behind the uniform. We owe them unspeakable gratitude and support once they get home. They preserve our way of life.The American dream— the democracy, the freedom, the lifestyle, and the rights— aren’t possible without those who pay the cost. It goes deeper than the politics and the monetary; it is the sacrifice of humanity that saves humanity. Our country’s early soldiers (my own relatives among them) fought on American soil. Since that time, our military has secured our country within and far from our shores. Unfortunately, the shared sacrifice citizens made on the home front for the success of our troops has dwindled since World War II, along with the support of and for the returning veterans. The military families make the sacrifices during deployment and continue once their battle-changed men and women come home. The modern way of “if it’s broken, just get a new one” does not, and should not apply to people, especially not our military.I give MY WAR WITH HEMINGWAY by James Charles five stars.
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