Monday Memories: Dispatches by Michael Herr

The Book

Why This Book?

What’s This Book About?

What Was Going On In My Life When I Read This?

Also, you might notice from the photo of my copy of Dispatches that it has the slipcover wrapped in plastic, just like a library book. Well, that’s because I was always bugging the high school librarian for new books to read, and when I joined the BOMC and started bringing my own books to the library she offered to wrap them for me. I’m pretty sure the arrangement was that I paid for the materials, but she didn’t charge me for her time. She did it because she wanted to encourage this teenager’s love of books.

Why Would Someone Like This Book?