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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Kyle Putriment - The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels was not my original choice. The first book I read was The Jungle, but I was unable to relate to or  even get myself to become interested in the book, and as such decided to change. I am pleased with The Killer Angels. This book takes place over four days, beginning the day before the battle of Gettysburg. I feel this book is different then other war novels for it focuses on the generals and commanders of the army, not the individual soldiers. The Killer Angels does not just focus on the action, fighting, and death in the battle, but rather the reasons the men have for fighting in such a war. I fear that the companion movie, Gettysburg, will fail to keep the original spirit and instead focus more on action, a trap that many movies fall into.
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Mcapush said...

This likely would have been my second choice book due to its apparent popularity if I had trouble finding my first. I agree that it results in a better novel and movie when it focuses on the point of the event, rather than a simple progression of action sequences. I felt the book I chose had a good mixture of the two ideas, thematic significance and interesting plot progession.

--Jacob Spainhour

July 26, 2014 at 7:24 PM

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