Review of A Shooters Moon

Post by **Kibet Hillary** » 21 Mar 2022, 04:54

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "A Shooters Moon" by DJPower.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Corporal James Coleman, Jim, has been deep in the trenches of war, fighting and killing. He is now battling demons from his past. One of his successful missions keeps haunting him; his family is affected, forcing him to seek help. Whether he will heal or not, you have to read this enthralling historical fiction to find the answer. In the meantime, we have to go back to the battleground. A Shooter’s Moon: A Vietnam Story by D.J. Power is in the genre of historical fiction. The book is the second installment in a trilogy on the Vietnam War. It perfectly narrates the formation and equipping of extraordinary, highly-skilled operatives and the operations they undertake. The reader will find individual human beings battling with postwar depression, making the book relatable and enlightening.

The blending between missions and planning was perfect, and none of these parts was dull. As a result, I knew every operation they would be conducting, the level of intelligence they had received, and could then compare what they encountered and how it conformed to their expectation. Peace has often been described as the awkward silence between wars, and it appears it consisted of the training and planning periods in this book. Fortunately, it was then that I learned much about the characters.

Apart from the war, the book sheds light on the level of bigotry that existed among brothers-in-arms. Some ironies in life never cease to baffle me, and they include one finding what they never thought existed in a given circumstance or place. The presence of divisions among those fighting a common enemy and having a brush with death is evidence that the problem was deeply embedded in the system.

Adding a map at the beginning would have been quite resourceful, particularly for the missions that comprised a lot of trekking; in the current state, one has to rely on the descriptions alone. Additionally, I did not see any need for racial slurs. Jim confesses the terms he infrequently uses are derogatory but chooses to use them anyway. The ending was satisfactory, though, as the situation had changed. Due to the number of errors I discovered, I rate the book three out of four.

I recommend the book to ardent readers of historical fiction war novels. Those who would like to follow a fictionalized tale of the Vietnam War will relish this book. You will have a sneak peek of what proceeds from the highest stratum of power and its working, including high-profile assassinations. You, perhaps, might become a skeptic. Many questions remain unanswered, so I look forward to reading the sequel to know more. Apart from a few instances of swearing and vivid descriptions of deaths, there is nothing to hinder anyone above fifteen from reading A Shooter’s Moon.

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