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Fallen Angels (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) (Hardcover)

by Walter Dean Myers (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic; Library Binding edition (May 1988)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0590409425
  • ISBN-13: 978-0590409421
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of his Harlem high school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Telling it like it wasn't, 7 Jan 2005
The author knows very little about Viet Nam or the army. He apparently thinks the 60 in M-60 stands for .60 cal. and that soldiers put stamps on their letters when they were in the war zone. Door gunners in helos use .50 cal guns, Myers writes. A patrol goes out without a radio, a soldier calls a latrine a "bathroom," and the final bit of silliness---soldiers fly back to the states not on a jet transport, nor on a C-130, but on a C-47, a two-engine prop job built in the 1930s and never used in the Viet Nam War to fly across the Pacific.

If Myers paid a vet to check the book for inaccuracies, he did not spend his money well.

Because of the dialogue, the book's subtitle could be The Little Rascals Go To War. Soldiers' talk in this book is often too cute. For those who like mildly homoerotic war stories that little reflect the way things are, this book might be for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinarily powerful book!, 11 Jun 1999
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I am 12 years old. I am not yet finished with "Fallen Angels", but the first 7/8 of this book have given me more to think about than every other book I've read COMBINED! It'll make you cry. It'll make you seethe with anger at the Vietnamese (and the Americans). It'll make you think. A haunting, powerful book. One of the best ever written. If you want to read a masterpiece war story, this should be your first choice. Outstanding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Amazing, just amazing", 4 Feb 1999
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"Fallen Angels" is an excellent book for teenagers. This book tells you about a 17 year old teenager that goes into the Vietnam War and just wanted to go there until he gets his life together. But his plan doesn't turn out the way he thought it would. Let me tell you the three reasons why I thought "Fallen Angels" was a great book. First of all because this book is very intriguing. Also this is the type of book that I like to read. Last of all this book always keeps you on the edge of your seat(or in my case bed). Now read on to find out why this book was very intriguing.

Let me tell you why this book was very intriguing. First of all this book was very intriguing because it was eye-catching. It was eye-catching because the cover jumps out at you. As Dan Myers said "This book was one of the greatest literary works in history." Also this book make you think that you were really in the war. Some of the parts were so real I had to stop reading it for a while. Relating to that sentence when a soldier was dying I almost thought I was dying myself. That is why a few other people and I thought this book was very intriguing. Keep on reading to find out why this was my type of book.

Now I am going to tell you why this was my type of book. First of all this was my type of book because it had adventure in it. I love books with adventure in them because I am an adventurous type of guy. Also this is my type of book because it relates to the ARMY. Since I am an adventurous type of guy I want to be in the ARMY when I grow up and that is another reason why this is my type of book. My last reason why "Fallen Angels" was my type of book was because I never wanted to put it down because I felt like I was in the ARMY and if I put it down I thought that it was like going to sleep and never waking up the next day. Those are the reasons why "Fallen Angels" was my type of book. Now keep on reading to find out why I thought "Fallen Angels" always kept you on the edge of your seat.

Now let me tell you why I thought this book always kept you on the edge of your seat. First of all I think that because when I read the book it always kept me on the edge of my seat. Also I think that it always keep you in the edge of your seat because it felt like the book was glued to your hands. Last of all I think that the book always kept you on the edge of your seat because in a lot of other peoples comments about the book said that "Fallen Angels" always kept them on the edge of their seat throughout the book. Now you have read why I thought this book always keep you on the edge of your seat.

In conclusion you see why I think that "Fallen Angels" is a great book for teens. If you don't remember why I thought "Fallen Angels" was a great book you better keep on reading. This book was very intriguing, it is my type of book, and the book always keeps you on the edge of your seat. If you read this book I am sure that you will have a different opinion about wars from now on.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
FALLEN ANGELS takes place among the rice fields and swamps of Vietnam.

Teenager Richie Perry is sent to Vietnam when he enlists in the war. Read more
Published 12 months ago by TeensReadToo

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN
GOT THIS BOOK FOR MY 14 YEAR OLD SON (SUMMER READING). VERY ATHLETIC BUT HE LIKES TO READ ON DAYS WITH NOTHING TO DO. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read book
Fallen Angels explained the life of a soldier during Vietnam, this book described the horror of war. I give this book 5 stars. Read more
Published on 30 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar. A must-read for any 18-year-old
As one of the greatest books I have ever read, Fallen Angels is breathtaking. The descriptions in this book have made the Vietnam War clear to me--In its carnage and brutality... Read more
Published on 18 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Vietnam War historical fiction book
I think this book was one of the best Vietnam War books out. It has great detail among the scenery and the Army of the United States. Read more
Published on 14 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Work
After reading this book I felt that I really read a book it was filled with the feature that an excellent book contains. I am a Student of BMCC and Mr. Read more
Published on 11 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book that is a delight to read
This is one of my all time favorite books. I've read this book over and over. The book is incredibly well written and so easy to read. Read more
Published on 1 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Fallen Angels is a grand drama about warriors in vietnam
The book Fallen Angels was written by the fantastic young adult author Walter Dean Myers. The story takes place in the jungles of Vietnam where a young man named Richie Perry... Read more
Published on 15 April 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Account of the Vietnam War
This book was a great recollection of the times in the Vietnam War, but also was a great lesson of how not to write a book. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars It's full of action and keeps you going until the last page
It's an action-packed, dramatic book, in Richard Perry's point of view. It kept me reading until I was on the last page!
Published on 11 April 1999

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