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Reader recommendation: Billy Lynn鈥檚 Long Halftime Walk

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Ben Fountain鈥檚 novel Billy Lynn鈥檚 Long Halftime Walk is social commentary on the Iraq war as it plays out in the hearts and minds of the eight surviving members of Bravo Squad while they are the guests of honor at a football halftime show. The story is entertaining, thought provoking, and insightful.

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