Billy new ten-year-old spends time masturbate to forget he is a virgin, trying to make sense of this fucking war in which he was enrolled against his will, and without ever really trying to find a father figure reassuring, able to explain things.
In this novel by Ben Fountain include Bravo Company two days before their scheduled return to Iraq. Between the potential adaptation of their story by Hollywood, limousines, meetings with wealthy entrepreneurs, advertising for the war they are, ass Destiny's Child, the day spent with family and welcoming guest of this cheerleader whose hips Billy will fall madly in love, the author bluntly takes us behind the scenes of American show alongside a teenager a bit overwhelmed by the events trying to keep my feet on the ground. An uncompromising story that leaves the impression of following a true story.