Robert Olen Butler - A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories

Pros: Amazing writing, good stories, good plot!

Cons: none

Review: This was the most amazing collection of short stories I've read in a long time. Richard Olen Butler is a Louisiana Native, male, and white. "A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain" is an awesome collection of stories all written from the...

Pros: Well written, effective use of cultural tensions

Cons: Dragged in a couple of places, but not enough to detract from quality as a whole.

Review: Butler accurately describes the tensions felt between and among the Vietnamese community (both in America and native Vietnam) and the effects the war had on its diverse populations. The lines drawn between the Veitnamese themselves--religious,...

Pros: A fantastic book that makes you think.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: If you are at least somewhat interested in the Vietnam experience then this book is a must.

Review: A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler is a collection of short stories concerned with the humanization of the Vietnamese people. When I say humanization I refer to the American perspective. The American take on the Vietnamese people....

Pros: There is more to come

Cons: The mirror is held to ourselves

Review: Robert Olen Butler has written 15 different stories about Vietnam. The stories are all linked but can be enjoyed on their own as well. It is almost...