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

National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 26, 2009

Tim O'Brien "The Things They Carried"

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• Vietnam

[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.

[manbot25]

is that the real tim obrian

[coldfaceblush]

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

[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.

[Mazurka1001]

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

[htm890]

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

[Mazurka1001]

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

[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 :)

[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

[ForKidsByKidsShow]

Best book I have ever heard

[ITSaLIFESTYLEinc]

hate doing a research paper on this

[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