Operation Cure Boredom
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Life in the military… as you’ve never read before.
At nineteen, filled with wanderlust and hormones, Dan Martin made the hilariously amazing decision to join the military to travel and meet girls. Three months later, with Desert Storm in full swing, he found himself surrounded by dudes with not much to do. What unfolded was a long, protracted series of adventures into the art of curing boredom. Told in a collection of vignettes, Operation Cure Boredom is a coming of age story in camouflage. From dodging alligators, to surfing the inside of a plane at 30,000 feet, to being taken hostage by a Frenchwoman, and sex education in church, this absurdist portrait of life in the military is both an iconic look at listlessness in wartime, and the whirlwind journey of a young man getting the adventure he didn’t know he needed.
Customer Reviews
Great Read
This book is what I imagine you would get if David Sedaris wrote a memoir about the time he joined the Air Force. A funny, painful and well written account of an outsider trying to find his place in the military, Martin's book is a super fast and entertaining read. It gives a fresh look into the modern military that will leave you not only laughing but wondering every time you see a military plane flying overhead if someone is "surfing" the turbulence inside. Highly recommend!