Brian Turner The Things They Carried

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Tim O’Brien and Brian Turner are both war veterans, who published books based on their war experience. Both of their books expresses their feelings and both have a unique way of telling war stories. However, Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried book captures the reality of war better than Brian Turner’s Here Bullet book. Tim O’Brien is very descriptive with his story, He is very direct and very good at telling a war story to make it more interesting. I can imagine myself in the story when I read it. By the way he wrote his book, I can tell that the book itself reflects all the characters’ fear, passions, necessities, and personalities, but mostly it reflects his. For example in chapter seven, “How to Tell a True War Story”, Tim says