Jessica Heffernan Heffernan من عند Rampuriya Khurd, Rajasthan, الهند من عند Rampuriya Khurd, Rajasthan, الهند

I don't know who I would recommend reading this book, it is pretty hard to take. It should be read by anyone who thinks war is an answer to all problems. I read this years ago but the images are still stark in my mind. It takes place just after WWI in an Army Hospital. Johnny, a soldier, lies in his hospital bed with only his mind left. He has lost his limbs, his sight, even his face. He recalls his former life and the war as he lies there desperately injured with no means of communicating except by blinking his eyes yes or no. I have never ever forgotten this amazing anti war book. Dalton Trumbo was black listed in the 1950's by the McCarthy era hysteria and his book was not allowed to be published. The fact that his book was removed and not allowed to be sold only reinforces it's power. I would hope people would read this book and take something important away with them. It is hard to read but also hard not to read once you start. This book was originally published in the 1930's.