Read the character, not a category When a novel includes a veteran or a service member, start with the person the story actually presents. A uniform, rank, or service history is part of a character's context. It does not explain every choice, relationship, or private concern. For your next military-fiction discussion, try separating what the text shows from what you bring to it. This keeps a conversation about a particular story from becoming a claim about all veterans. Keep three kinds of no...

Read Military Fiction Without Reducing a Character to Their Service

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