“A Fracture Memoir”
This memoir is thoughtful, hopeful, unvarnished and is one of the best written. It tells the story of a man who was accidently shot by his long-time college roommate and best friend. We are allowed to process his experiences along with him. His scattered thoughts are full of emotions.
“Friendly Fire” is one of those stories that will grab your interest from the get-go and will not let go till the very end. Mark has accidently shot Paul in the head days before their last semester of undergrad studies. Paul brain injury is classified as TBI (traumatic brain injury) and from this PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), the book touches on this through Pauls’ eyes.
Most of the story is said in short chapters and done through flashbacks and present day. The author writes in a sparse tone in order for us to process his experiences along with him. Surgery and recovery are crucial but the define moment is when he realized that he qualified as Disabled…..We have a lot of emotional moments throughout this narration but the most of the heart moment is Paul’s letter to his once- friend Mark. It has brought tears to my eyes.
This book is written with amazing details it also touches gun violence, personal injury lawsuits and the injustices in our system towards victims.
It may be a difficult subject matter but Paul’s journey and how he faced it is none other than inspiring.
I received a copy of this book from the first reviewer program for my thoughts.
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