Real Monsters, by Liam Brown
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Real Monsters, by Liam Brown
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Starkly realistic and uncompromising, a debut novel covering themes of war and conflict, sure to appeal to fans of dark literary fiction Reeling from the terrorist attack that killed her father, Lorna lurches through an inebriated adolescence until she finds redemption in a young soldier called Danny. However, her dream of a stable life is shattered when Danny is called to serve overseas. Danny is lost in the desert. Most of his unit is dead—victims, it would seem, of a brutal ambush. With their equipment destroyed and food running out, the small band of men stumble through the sand and shadows, desperate to find salvation. As their hope fades, they begin to turn on each other, until finally it becomes clear that only the truly monstrous will survive.
Real Monsters, by Liam Brown- Amazon Sales Rank: #16677380 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x 5.25" w x .50" l, .40 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
About the Author Liam Brown has worked as burger flipper, helium balloon seller, and manning the shooting alley at a traveling fairground. He is the lead singer and guitarist in the band the Freelance Mourners.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Real Monsters is very emotive and thought provoking. By P. Mortimer I was attracted to both the cover and description of this book quite a few months ago, so I was over the moon when the publisher offered to send me a paperback copy to review. Firstly, I’d like to apologise to the author and publisher for taking so long to review this book. I allowed my husband to help me tidy the house one day, resulting in the book going missing. I feared he had put it out with the recycling, but as if by magic it reappeared a few weeks ago. I’m so pleased it did, as this is a great book I’m so pleased not to have missed out on.On the face of it, Real Monsters is a book about war and terrorism. However, once you get into the story, it is clear that this isn’t just about the goodies fighting the baddies, it takes you beyond the physical acts of violence, covering the physical and emotional impact war has on soldiers, and what it is like for family left at home while their loved ones are fighting in another country. It makes you question, what are we fighting for? Who are the real monsters in all of this? Does war create more monsters rather than rid the world of them?Real Monsters is very emotive and thought provoking. Having given my heart and soul to this book, I was a bit of a wreck by the end, having the urge to cry hysterical tears. I managed to hold them back, but it wasn’t easy. I’m not even sure exactly why it left me feeling so emotional, be it my own personal involvement with the military or my frustration at the world, but it did, and in my eyes, that’s the sign of a well written novel.I loved the format of this book, the way the story is told in the form of letters, alternating between a man and a woman writing to their son. I think this was very cleverly done, and covered two very different angles of the same situation.The sections written by the soldier, were graphic and brutal, and some of the language, although most of which I can confirm is very much authentic, some readers may find offensive. I did question one particular word with my husband, which he says he’s not personally heard being used during his time in the military, but with the exception of that one word, all other, shall we say, nicknames were familiar to my husband and myself, making the soldier’s experiences feel even more real. These sections moved slower than those from Lorna’s viewpoint, but that made sense, after all, how fast does time pass when you’re on a military mission in the desert.As both a female and someone who is married to a man who has been in the Royal Navy for 15 years, I found it really easy to relate to Lorna. After many years, having a husband going away for long period of time does get easier. I remember the days when he was away for two weeks feeling like forever, but nowadays a fortnight goes by in a flash. One thing that never gets easier are the goodbyes though, especially when he’s going away for a few months. Those goodbyes are heart-breaking and I can feel my heart racing just thinking about it. I did have a giggle at Lorna going to the Military Spouses Meet-up club, as I was a member of the Navy Wives Club many years ago, and the wives there were also at least 2, more like 3 decades older than me.Although, Lorna’s story was the one I connected with the most, the soldier’s letters are a constant reminder that this is going on somewhere, right now. Turning a blind eye to it because you either don’t approve of war or just don’t wish to think about it, doesn’t make it any less real for those involved. People are dying every day because we as humans haven’t yet grasped how to get on with each other.You can choose to stick your head in the sand, or you can read books like this that make you think about a very real situation that is going on now. Then you could pass the book onto someone else, and have a conversation about it, and perhaps one day when enough of us talk about this kind of thing, we might come up with a solution to rid our world of hatred and violence without the use of further hatred and violence. What a wonderful world that would be.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Revealing the atrocities of war & how it effects men & women. By Carolyn Hertz I received a free kindle copy of Real Monsters by Liam Brown, published by Legend Press from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.I gave this book about the atrocities of war five stars, even though I found it deeply disturbing at many levels. It's written from the dual viewpoints of Danny, the soldier husband & Lorna, the stay at home wife. There were many convoluted strands woven throughout the story. The end was completely unexpected.Here are three quotes I found significant. "'He ain't gonna last long in the field--he's got the sense of an f....n cockroach!' Schwartz winked at me. 'Which coincidentally is the only thing that will survive a nuclear holocaust...'""...this was a world where an unpaid credit card bill could follow you over continents & decades, where every square centimeter of the Earth had been mapped by satellites & drones. How could anyone, or anything stay hidden for so long?""I found myself struck by the idea that I was unraveling--as if a little piece of me had become snagged somewhere, at the oasis or back at the camp, or even further away maybe, an invisible thread stretchin out over the ocean, all the way back to you. Either way, I couldn't escape the feelin I was slowly being pulled apart, that with each step forward there was somehow a little less of me left to go on, that sooner or later I would simply disappear."The nebulous location of this war & the 'any man' voice of the characters is very well done. I highly recommend this book if you are up to reading about the horrors of war & its effects on men & women.Link to purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Real-Monsters-Liam-Brown-ebook/dp/B00MGNJP1Y
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GREAT READ! By LAWRENCE H SHNEIDER Nice commentary on the endless war we have all been living with for years. Really dug Chapter Four.
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