Shape of Days on ITRZ

Jeff Harrell at The Shape of Days reviews ITRZ:

Vincent is at his best when he wears his travel-writer hat. His prose is simple yet vivid; he paints a picture of an exotic, faraway land peopled by colorful characters. Romantic? Sure, a little. But that's what makes a travelogue fun.

But In the Red Zone isn't just a travelogue. It's an introspective, thoughtful book about the politics of post-Saddam Iraq and the challenges that face us — Americans, Iraqis, all of us — during the long reconstruction ahead.

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