A Novel of the Vietnam War
by Karl Marlantes
Recommended by Patrick Collison and Jeremy Clarkson
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Historical Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
Winner of the 2010 FlahertyDunnan First Novel PrizeIntense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and James Jones's The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mounta...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Historical Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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Patrick Collison
Co-founder and CEO of Stripe
“If Matterhorn is not the best book ever written, what is”
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Consider The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Recommended by 5 sources.
“This sprawling, detail-rich historical novel follows cathedral builders, nobles, and townspeople across decades, delivering immersive scene-setting and a steady accumulation of plotlines. Its useful part is the sustained attention to craft—architecture, politics, rivalry—that makes the medieval world tangible. The main limitation is repetitive melodrama and swings in pacing: long, satisfying set pieces sit beside stretches that feel slow or contrived. Better read slowly rather than skimmed; readers who stick it out will find payoff in the concluding convergences.”
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