Going After Cacciato: Tim O'Brien

An allegorical book. Didn`t have to be set around Vietnam. Read and forget.

Going After Cacciato (Flamingo) Going After Cacciato describes the Vietnam world from a unique, surreal perspective.At times this novel might appear too slow-paced or difficult to follow due to its flights of fantasy, but the sequence of the action is clear despite its surreal occurrences, and it's worth becoming lost in its strongly imaginative elements. Going After Cacciato does not so much talk about the war as it describes a state of mind and a desire to escape from a world where everything appears devoid of meaning. It's a great read.

A classic that could only have been written by someone who experienced first hand the full spectrum of human experience and emotion from within the theatre of the Vietnam War. Cacciato, a serving US soldier goes AWOL to make his way by foot from Vietnam to Paris, the paradise in his head. Several of his company are taske to find him. Their paths cross and wane and both go on a journey that noone could ever have predicted.Superbly written, wonderful realistic dialogue and beautifully evoked authentic descriptions of landscape made it a joy to read.

Good experiential novel about the absurdity of Vietnam. If novels aren't you're thing check out OBriens memoire.

I read 'The Things They Carried' and was inspired to read this, by the same author. It has a dream-like quality about it, and is a fascinating and well-told story, or series of interwoven stories. I have certainly included it in my list of favourite books ever.

Weird but strangely good book. worth reading and reflect on the generation that went through the Vietnam war

I loved this book. O'Brien is a brilliant writer.

Definitely worth reading.