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Matterhorn, the first novel by vietnam veteran karl marlantes, hits all these points, but thankfully, marlantes hits them so well, and with such compassion for nearly all parties involved, that the familiarity ceases to be an issue after the first 30 pages. Pdf what it is like to go to war book by karl marlantes. May 31, 2010 karl marlantes debut novel, matterhorn, which centers around a company of soldiers in vietnam, is being hailed as a masterpiece. Matterhorn quotes showing of 32 it was all absurd, without reason or meaning.
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