Billy Lynn is a hero. As a part of Bravo Squad, he engaged in intense warfare with Iraqi insurgents. Footage of the skirmish has transformed the surviving men into heroes, and Bravo Squad is now on their “victory tour.” The majority of our story takes place on Thanksgiving at Texas Stadium. As the Dallas Cowboys (and their cheerleaders) celebrate the much-honored men of Bravo, the soldiers struggle with their time in Iraq and the reality of returning to the desert. Yes, that’s right, they will be returning to Iraq in a few days. This dull and pointless novel received many accolades. I really don’t understand the positive reviews. At all.

While it was on the dark side and seemed to go on a bit long at times, the writing was superb and it was a really valuable read. It felt authentic and I would recommend it highly.

Great book. Very funny in a profane and sardonic manner. I felt like I was at the halftime show at Cowboy Stadium, which seemed as over-stimulated as a war zone.

Darkly comedic referendum on war and the commercialization and commoditization of patriotism. Ben Fontain is a brilliant young writer with a gift for natural sounding and believable dialogue...very cinematic imagery, with a Joseph Heller sensibility about the vicissitudes and absurdity of war... I recommend it highly...4.5 stars