Fall to Grace
by Eric Karlson

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Book Review: DEJA VU
Summary: 5 Stars

Viet Nam. How well I remember. But now, 30 years later, as I read this book, I realized that while I retain many of the factual details, I had forgotten much of the intensity and emotion of those days. It all came flooding back. I kept having to remind myself to breathe, and that "it's only a book, it's only a book...". Later, when I did the math, I was able to determine that Mr. Karlson and I are roughly the same age and were facing many of the same powerful events, but I believe the writing would be just as intense for a reader who had not gone through those times. Intensity and emotion are part of the human condition.

I greatly admire the courage it took to write this book. The author takes you inside his head back then and leaves you with dilemma after dilemma to ponder. How would I have responded? How would I have even survived these circumstances? Frankly, as I read along, I could not quite imagine how the author would survive both his inner demons as well as the demonic malestrom that he was caught in, especially since both decks stacked against him. A long journey with a surprising ending.

It is nothing short of a miracle for a human to survive such an ordeal and it is nothing short of a gift from the benevolent gods that we get to share the story. This is a book I will remember for a long time. This is a book to read for anyone concerned with our current events. By learning from our past, perhaps human beings can become wiser. Thank you Eric Karlson for telling your story.

Summary of Fall to Grace

Eighteen years old, hooked on drugs, his buddy recently dead from an overdose, Eric Karlson joins the Army hoping to kick his habit. Two months later, he finds himself stationed in Vietnam, smuggling heroin and opium from villagers to GIs on his base. After witnessing incredible brutalities by some American forces towards innocent peasants, something snaps inside Eric. He throws down his M-16 rifle and goes AWOL. Villagers hide and protect him as he learns their simple ways of compassion. A prostitute in Hue City falls in love with him, and a Vietnamese nurse befriends him.

Eric discovers an inner voice telling him to resist the strident U.S. military presence. He convinces some GIs to go AWOL and join him, but others try to murder him. The resisters are hunted by the Military Police, but are mysteriously protected. At Eric's greatest time of need, an angelic Being of Light reveals itself to him.

Guided by a higher presence, Eric's efforts to persuade other GIs to join the resistance effort lead us to a stunning conclusion, one which offers a remarkable vision and hope for the future.

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