Anybody read this ?

[John Winn]

Jacob's Ladder by Donald McCaig was recommended to me but on reading reviews at Amazon I'm not sure if I'd like it as it got a fair amount of bad comment.

If anybody here has read it and can tell me what you thought I'd be most appreciative. Thanks in advance.

 

[E_just_E]

If you like historical fiction, it is ok. If you like history, it is not. I suspect that is the reason for the mixed opinions. Donald McCaig is not an ACW devotee as an author either...

 

[Bob Owen]

I thought the movie was strange!

 

[Bob Owen]

 

[FarawayFriend]

I thought the movie was strange!

From what I read the movie has nothing to do with the book John Winn has in mind. The movie is about a Vietnam veteran who is afraid to lose his mind because of either a drug experiment or PTSD (and has 4,5 Stars on amazon.de), whereas the book tells a story from Civil War Virginia about the "interlocked lives of masters and slaves". Not my cup of tea, but as it is "award-winning" it should be good.