An Iraq war comedy that ?is everything that terrible conflict was not: beautifully planned and perfectly executed; funny and smart and lyrical; a triumph? (Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life). Fobbit ?fä-bit, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003?2011). Pejorative. In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, Fobbit, a New York Times Notable Book, takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad?s Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield?where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy. Darkly humorous and based on the author?s own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war. ?This novel nails the comedy and the pathos, the boredom and the dread, crafting the Iraq War?s answer to Catch-22.? ?Publishers Weekly, starred review
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