Tim O'Brien reading from "The Things They Carried"--National Book Festival 2009

[Mazurka1001]

Why keep the hat on? No respect for the audience.

[htm890]

@Mazurka1001 after what he's been through? Fuck the audience

[Mazurka1001]

@htm890 No, you have to respect the audience. Always.

[bushwaa1]

i love this book! i read both a farewell to arms and the things they carried and although i liked a farewell to arms better, this book was amazing! Tim O'Brien will go down as one of the greatest writers in history, at least in my book :)

[ForKidsByKidsShow]

Best book I have ever heard

[ITSaLIFESTYLEinc]

hate doing a research paper on this



[NHL245564]

@ITSaLIFESTYLEinc seriously? this is one of the best books of all time. i did a research paper on this in 12th grade and i loved doing it. when you get into the depth of this book theres so much to appriciate. O'brien is one of the best authors of our generation

[NearsL]

I read this shit in class,it was horrible -__- most boring thing in all my life! but it's okay,I liked the class a lot :) lool

[PsychoSocialChange]

I'm reading the short story "The Things They Carried," and am a little confused. Is it both a full novel and a short story?

[coldfaceblush]

@PsychoSocialChange Yes--"The Things They Carried" is the title story in a longer collection of related stories about a platoon in the Vietnam War.

[worriesovernothing]

i wish i meet this guy.

[Setanta2006]

Maybe of Dubya had even heard of this book, he might have thought twice.

[xXxbryllexXx]

this chapter is in the shit field right?

[HufflepuffTheGreat]

This is my favorite book of all time. Tim O'Brien is such an amazing author the way he writes is so visual it's stunning.

[PerryThePlatypoos]

I just finished the book..such a powerful work of literature.

[manbot25]

is that the real tim obrian

[treddingjr]

@manbot25

yes, i met him at a similar event in Akron Ohio.

[coldfaceblush]

@manbot25 Yes. He was speaking at an event here in Washington, DC. He read more than this, but I only recorded the end.

[83lite]

This was a difficult story to follow since I do not have a strong likeing towards war stories. I appreciate O'Brien's nice writing, and soldiers who do, have, and are fighting to keep us free and as safe as possible. Thank you for sharing this video. I like hearing the author read his own material.