Reviews of the Book

NPR's Morning Edition

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'Beyond Redemption' in 'House to House'

David Bellavia's House to House is an intense portrayal of combat, Ricks says, and one of the most powerful representations of fighting he has read.

Just pages into the book, the story finds Bellavia in combat, where he kills a man on a rooftop. The story continues with high-energy action, and Ricks says the feel of House to House is similar to that of Blackhawk Down.

One of the themes in Bellavia's book is his combat skill.

"He is extremely good at combat, but he feels beyond redemption," Ricks says. "At one point, in house-to-house fighting in Fallujah, he asked himself, 'Am I in hell?' And the answer really is, 'Yes, you are.'"

Review by Hooked on Books:

The following exerpt is from Hooked on Books by the manager of SamedayBooks. For the full review, please go to the bookstore manager's blog.

"This book kept me reading until the early hours of the morning. The account of one man’s journey from frightened soldier through the test of battle to spiritually-realised human being is a powerful tale that could easily be imagined as a film ...."

Review on Kriso.ee:

"BLACK HAWK DOWN comes indoors -- one room at a time. An astonishingly gripping and visceral account of the battle for Fallujah, by one of the soldiers who was there."

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