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Strangers Brothers

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A good novel is one that presents a unique character that the reader can identify with, feel an empathy for, and want to know what will ultimately happen to. By that standard, "Strangers Brothers" by Pulitzer Prize nominated author Raymond F. Flaherty is a first class novel that introduces Kumpang, an immigrant boy from Laos who enlists in the American army, goes through basic training, jump school, and ranger training, to take his place as a Ranger and participates in the invasion of Grenada. A Master Sergeant in the Airborne Ranger and the American Special Forces who served in Korea, Laos, and Vietnam, Raymond Flaherty provides both experience and expertise with respect to the context of his novel that incorporates an intimacy, an accuracy, and an emotional resonance that makes "Strangers Brothers" a particularly engaging read and a very strongly recommended addition to community library fiction shelves and personal reading lists.