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Read Online and Download See Willy See by Faith Colburn,Brittany Roos. This 2020 Nebraska Book Award-winning novel spans two of America’s most traumatic decades—the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II in the 1940s. Caught in the run up to World War II, Connor considers enlisting, expecting he will go to Europe. Maybe he can protect his sister who's in Paris with the Foreign Service. It's hard to think about leaving home and family, for another years-long exile as he’d already done during the thirties—riding the rails and subsisting on the generosity of strangers. Colburn turns a familiar story to address current issues of character and values and how we tell our own stories. Can a close-knit family provide enough support, across large gaps in time and space, to keep scattered members resilient? This story will resonate especially with readers of Cather or Steinbeck. If you liked Cather’s One of Ours, you’ll like See Willy See.

See Willy See by Faith Colburn,Brittany Roos Review

See Willy See is a story of the life of a Nebraska farm boy who lives during the first half of the twentieth century, His destiny in life had been affected greatly by a major event of the time, the Great Depression, and now comes Adolf Hitler's march across Europe. The family farm, his sister in harms way, a local sweetheart and a college education are all tugging at his pride of patriotism and sense of duty.   I enjoyed this novel very much. The author did a superb task of using an abundance of very descriptive adjectives to set the scenes in the reader's mind to the point of placing the reader imaginatively in every scene, seeing, hearing , smelling and feeling the moment. Interest and excitement prevailed throughout the entire book and historical accuracy was right on the mark.    Any individual who served in the military, whether enlisted or drafted, would find this an enjoyable, pertinent, and stimulating story. This book also provides a good deal of insight to those individuals who wait or have waited for their loved ones to return home from absentia, whatever the reason.

Connor grew up on a farm in Nebraska. When the dust storms came in the 1930s, his family's far started struggling. He headed west and joined FDR's work programs. After being a hobo for five years, riding the rails and trekking through the national parks, he returned home just in time to enlist for WWII. He was sent to a rag tag group training in Panama for jungle fighting, then on to the south Pacific to take back islands from the Japanese.The historical accuracy is fantastic and the characters are so real.

This novel is likely to stay with the reader long after the last page is turned. Yes, the well-developed, sympathetic protagonist Connor, is a key reason why. But there’s something about the pacing, even if it’s confusing at times. The juxtaposition of lyrical nature descriptions, quotidian (credible) interactions among family members and slow ambles down memory lane with combat and other action scenes grabs attention. Much like life itself, the book has an up and down flow. While the author is adept at the action scenes, she’s at her best, IMHO, at a slower pace, especially when her language is economical. Her vignettes of Dust Bowl realities infiltrating Connor’s home are chilling. My favorite excerpts play out early on, as Blitzkrieg events in Europe are juxtaposed with events on Connor’s Nebraska farm – telegraphing grim omens of how the violent, chaotic outside world is about to intrude on orderly, pacific activities in individual lives. Lovely writing. I admit to getting confused with some of the ambles into Connor’s past as a freight-train-hopping itinerant worker. The dividing line between past and present isn’t always clear, which is no sin in and of itself, because we humans often live in our memories and our present tense at any given point in time. But it bothered me that the memories would start out in quotes, with Connor telling the tale, and then jump to the omniscient narrator recounting those past events. I also wish the members of Connor’s WWII platoon had been fleshed out a bit more. I enjoyed the premise of a ragtag outfit, consisting of scorned Indians and Mexicans (as well as “cowboys”) with large chips on their shoulders, as they often outperform all-white units. But I got confused who was who in the action scenes. Yeah, I got that one guy was really fast on his feet and another could throw a grenade farther and more accurately than anyone else. But the personalities often seemed interchangeable – which made it harder to invest in their fates on the battlefield. One happy exception was Eagle who had the most interaction with Connor. Another gripe is the fading importance of Connor’s sister Nora. She figured prominently in the first half of the book, albeit mainly in letters (a very effective way of moving the story). She was, after all, the prime reason why Connor enlisted in the army in the first place (in the utterly misguided notion that he might keep her safe, since she was a Foreign Service secretary in soon-to-be-occupied France). But then Nora falls off the radar. Because the author had done such a good job of portraying her (even though we never saw her in the present tense), I felt short-changes, wanting to know what was going on her life, something more than vague allusions about helping refugees or searching for her French boyfriend. Finally, I was conflicted about the book’s almost nihilistic ending. My first reaction was annoyance with Connor’s final scene. But the more I thought about it, the more I decided this was a good choice. (See what I mean about a novel that stays with you and makes you think?) Obviously, the war has changed him. He’s weary and questioning his earlier reality. Although I wanted to know he’d be alright and end up getting that horticulture degree he always wanted, finding a nice girl and becoming the Luther Burbank of Nebraska, such an ending probably would have been too pat (and would have precluded a followup book). Besides, Connor’s closing thoughts about his future activities fold nicely back into his past as a hobo, while also suggesting he might have lost his sense of mission, but hasn’t entirely lost his sense of adventure. All in all (my carps notwithstanding) a lovely literary novel. Kudos to the author.

I was given a preview copy of this book by the authorSee Willie See is a story of a Nebraska plainsman named Connor William Conroy. In a previous story, Connor had picked up the nickname C. Willie C. as he spent four years wandering the western United States as a hobo riding the rails and living off the land, or whatever handouts he could manage. This part of the story covers his years in the U.S. Army as a member of the Arizona National Guard's 158th Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Bushmasters." The story contained in the book takes place during the years leading up to and during the U.S. involvement in World War II in New Guinea, a large island nation just north of Queensland, Australia. The Bushmasters regiment is made up of Native Americans from about 22 Nations and persons of Hispanic origin. Due to the attitudes of the era, the regiment was commanded by mostly caucasian commissioned and non-commissioned officers. This sometimes caused tension in the ranks, as one might expect. The story of Connor's war experience takes place during the time period between June, 1940 and October, 1945. Following his experience bumming around the western U.S., Connor has returned home to the fictitious town of Willow Grove, Nebraska (near the city of Hastings) to help his mom and dad run their small farming operation and homestead. The Conroy family monitors the news closely because Connor's sister, Nora is a member of the Foreign Service in Paris, France. The news tells of Nazi forces poised to invade the city and is causing Conner a great deal of concern. If anything happens to Nora, he feels that it would be his fault because he encouraged his sister to pursue a career in the service. As Connor ponders the danger he perceives his sister to be in, he contemplates joining the military so he can go to Europe and rescue Nora. His family is apprehensive for many reasons, and without being demanding discourages this action on Connor's part. Still, the Nazis move ever closer to Paris. While Connor tries to make up his mind what he should do, he faces a number of things that factor into his decision. First, Connor's dad is a member of the draft board and encourages Connor to allow him a deferment from service on the grounds that he is an essential farm worker and he can serve the country growing food to support the troops. Unfortunately, in Connor's mind, a deferment will not alleviate his need to rescue his sister. Connor also has a sweetheart will not wait for him should he decide to be in the Army. Finally, Connor is encouraged to visit Harry, a veteran of World War I who has become more or less a hermit and suffers deep scars from his military service. When it is all said and done, Connor enlists and heads off to an uncertain future with the final words his mother imparts to him as he leaves... "I want you to live... I want you to remember you are a human being... and I want you to remember, as much as you can, that the man trying to kill you is a human being too." What follows is a tale that takes Connor from his home in Nebraska to the jungles of Panama, then to Australia, and finally to action in the jungles of New Guinea. There are far more dangers in the jungle than just those presented by the Japanese Army. The unfamiliar wildlife and the ever-present danger of mosquitoes carrying malaria are just a few of the hazards. Along with fighting and the threat of disease, there is also the bigotry that is ever-present within the U.S. Army itself. Conner Conroy is a dynamic character who is always on the go. When there is downtime, he tends to occupy his time with various activities. He spends a lot of time writing letters to his mom and dad, as well as to Nora. He is a careful writer and he and his sister seem to have a code for communicating that involves saying one thing means another. This comes in handy when Conner communicates something that he knows the censors would take out of the letter before delivering it. When he writes to his parents, it is mostly to reassure them that he is okay (even when he isn't) and to ask if they have heard from Nora. Photography is another interest Conner enjoys a great deal. While on his travels, he snaps pictures of landscapes and wildlife that fascinates him. He often sends numerous pictures home. His interest in photography continues while training for jungle warfare in Panama. When he isn't training, he is often out and about in the jungle making a photo catalog of the flora and fauna outside his experience in the U.S. It is often the case in military life, there is a certain amount of "hurry up and wait." There is no shortage of this kind of downtime while in training, and he tends to get a little antsy. When he is unable to occupy his time with his letter writing or his photography, he thinks about Nora and the war raging in Europe. As luck would have it, he is unable to help her himself, so he decides that he will make contributions to bring the war to an end as best he can. Conner is a thoughtful man who values knowledge. He would seem to believe that the best way to gain knowledge is through empirical research, in other words, in actually being someplace or actually doing something to learn and improve his skills. This makes Conner a natural leader and he is given command of his squad made up of a collection of Native Americans, Hispanics, and a few cowboys thrown in for good measure. One thing that sets Conner apart from many others of this era is that he is not a bigot and he sees and treats those under his command as equals. For the most part, there is little racial tension between Conner and his troops, but there are moments when the tension does flare and he is at a loss for what to think. I enjoyed this character because he is someone I would want to get to know. Along with great characters, See Willie See is a story that spans a long timeline from the early days of the Nazi invasion of Europe to just over a year before Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender in front of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Even with this long span of time, Faith giver her readers a sense of the era through the language used in the text. As I read, I felt it was authentic in every way from how people interacted and the things they were able to do. But what really stands out, as it does in all of Faith's work, is how she literally paints pictures with words. Her descriptions of the places and things Conner experiences are loaded with sights, tastes, smells, and feelings that are palpable. In a relatively small space, she encapsulates the thrills of battle, the boredom of waiting for deployment, the regret of friends lost, and of lost love. Conner has many choices to make before he is sent for jungle training and is required to do his homework, as such, one can feel the conflict within him as he thinks about all his options before reaching his final decision. Anyone who has been faced with similar choices in their life will be able to relate because of the colorful use of language. See Willie See is a fast-paced story that I found hard to put down, and when I had to leave it, I was eager to get back to it as soon as I could. There is something in this book for everyone and I think it is an important work of literature that will stand out in this time when it seems that anyone with a computer can publish a book. Faith writes in such a way that anyone who picks up this, or her other works, will find themselves with a story that will not only entertain but will cause one to think deeply and reflect on their own life, and if the reader pays attention, one might find themselves learning a little from a master writer. I give See Willie See my highest recommendation for some of the finest storytelling I have had the honor to read.

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