Is Anthony Swofford's Book, "Jarhead" a good read?

Answer 1

As an ex-Marine (i.e. Jarhead) myself, I'd say it's not a good read - it's a GREAT read. I loved it.

But don't take just my word for it - click on the links to read some reviews, please. Link 4 will give you links to all of these:

New York Times review
by Michiko Kakutani
San Francisco Chronicle review
by Marc Herman

Salon.com review
by Laura Miller

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
review by Bob Hoover

Christian Science Monitor
review by Seth Stern
New York Times review
by Mark Bowden

USA Today review
by J. Fred Huffman