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# In The Lake of the Woods

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Almost as good as THE THINGS THEY CARRIED!
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2023*

John Wade is a Vietnam vet, probably suffering from PTS, who has managed to sublimate his experience enough to run for the state legislature and Lieutenant Governor and win. But then he decides to run for the U.S. senate, and his past catches up with him.You see, John Wade was at the My Lai massacre, and his Republican opponent finds out about it and publishes it in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Wade had been far ahead in the polls, but the bottom dropped out after the smear job.It’s important for Wade to be liked. He thought his father never really liked him, making fun of his weight, even though he wasn’t that heavy. He even scorned Wade’s obsession with magic. Then he went and committed suicide.Wade’s nickname in Vietnam was The Sorcerer. He did tricks for his fellow soldiers. It was beyond just tricks however. They actually thought he had special powers, and he showed it when he took out a sniper who had shot and killed one of his peers.Lt. Calley gave the order to kill those civilians. There’s a quote from him where he insists they’re all Viet Cong. Calley was the only one charged and convicted of the murders, although most of the men obeyed orders. Wade and a native American soldier were the only two who were reluctant.The Conflict isn’t just the election loss. Suddenly Wade’s wife Kathy, who says she loves her husband, even after she had an affair, suddenly takes a boat and heads out into the Lake of the Woods. Take a look at a map of Minnesota. The Lake of the Woods is huuuge! The sheriff sends out dozens of people looking for her. Even the Canadians help. No luck.Sometimes the book is confusing because of the narrator’s speculation about what happened or is happening. We see Kathy get lost; we see her turn around and try to go back where she came from.  She knows the sun rises in the East and she forms a line in her head she will follow until she runs into Minnesota mainland. But we don’t know if that’s what really happened. We also see John Wade boil a pot of tea and poor it on the plants in the living room, then go into the bedroom to watch his beautiful wife sleep. He’s thinking how much he loves her. Later we see the same scene, only this time he dumps the tea all over her face. So. . .which is it?This is a very good book, almost as good as THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. I’m the type of reader who hates an ending where there’s no resolution. I majored in English in college, and that happened a lot with modern short stories. It was almost always up to the reader. In this case no resolution is the best resolution. Towards the end everybody gives up the search, and Wade goes out on his own looking for her or contemplating suicide because he knows she’s dead. For all we know they’re both still out there trying to find each other again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Wartime Trauma Haunts Politician's Career and Family
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021*

Context is critical when reading this metafictional novel because the author's skillfully weaves some true facts and places within his own creative storytelling by intentionally blurring factual and fictional elements. The dynamics are attention grabbing and troubling.Wade and Kathy fall in love in college in the 1960s, but Wade's dysfunctional childhood brings baggage into their relationship neither fully understands. Adding difficulties and drama to their courtship is Wade's tour of duty in Vietnam, which he unexpectedly extends by another year. After the war, Wade was never the same, yet the two marry, as Wade completes law school and begins a successful political career. Then, everything changes.Tim O'Brien's unique writing approach creates an imaginative tale detailing the horrific effects battlefield experiences have on surviving veterans decades later. Consistent with the author's previous works, this award-winning novel extends  his retelling of the lasting devastation war has on all involved. However, this work emphasizes the lasting trauma on survivors and their families too often hidden and unexpressed until tragedies confront old and new victims with unimaginable consequences.Because of multiple storylines told in pieces and not always in chronological order, this woeful tale is told mostly as reflective but disconnected story from Wade's unstable perspectives as he lives and relives several stages of of his life simultaneously. Hence, both structure and content make this compelling read difficult and unsettling.Many might misunderstand or become offended by some graphic and sacrilegious language; however, those familiar with veterans suffering from PTSD trauma of battlefield experiences will be more accepting of these shocking dialogue and narrative elements. Those reading with Audible's supplemental narration will note significant deletions of many vulgarities to ease the listening experience but without distracting too much from the author's intentions.The author's unusual plotline and story format includes multiple chapters on evidence and hypothetical explanations with contrasting depth and perspectives both corroborating and conflicting with Wade's disjointed and incomplete retellings. Lots to think about here.You'll either love or hate this book, but you'll likely appreciate most the intensity this psychological drama creates with ambiguous and conflicting meanings. Great material for discussions and reading-group analysis!I'm unsettled with my reading experience, while respecting the author's need to tell this fictional story, which feels more truthful than it should. Intense, suspenseful, and thought-provoking, this is one book I'll likely remember longer than I wish.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Virtuosic
  

*by A***. on Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2005*

I wouldn't hesitate to put this book in O'Brien's top 3, along with The Things they Carried and Going After Cacciato. The story revolves around Minnesota Lieutenant Governor and Senate Candidate John Wade, who loses a brutal race in which it is divulged that he participated in the infamous My Lai massacre 30 years earlier. His political career over and future stalled, he decides to spend a little time with his wife in a small lodge in the wilderness. Before long, she goes missing, and a cloud of suspicion descends over him.Everything to like about O'Brien is here: his mastery of language and knowledge of humanity. Here, he looks at how secrets can affect us and how devastating denial can be. We all have loose threads in the tapestry of our lives, but if we ignore them, the entire thing can unravel. Plus, this functions as a closer look at the kinds of people you find in government: hopelessly insecure, traumatized, power-hungry. This is not to say that Wade was a bad man, but he did have problems.As for Wade himself, I found him pitiable. He certainly was not an angel--he spied on his wife, lied to her, lied to everyone, and hurt a lot of people. He didn't want to get into politics to help people, but rather to indulge his own tastes. However, the humiliation heaped upon him is more than anyone should have to bear. I am of the opinion that Wade did not have anything to do with the disappearance, although it is a trick worthy of his magician self--make the lady disappear.Overall, I found the book very enlightening and enjoyable, far better than The Nuclear Age, the last O'Brien book I read. This marks a return to form for the incomparable Tim O'Brien.

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