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• » .* ^ . •-« of Koko gradually emerges but. in the process, many ugly side trips are taken In this novel Straub has dime a gissl tobot maintaining the momen turn of the sean h for K o k o " The tensMm land the mystery) is kept alive throughout the hook It is ge nuinly hard to put it down until the end Although mtf for the vqueettush or sensitive reader, and despite the fact that some o f the characters are stereotypical and a bit shallow, there are some very good moments here, some sad ones and a few truely frightening scenes This isn’t a particularly good study o f Vietnam veterans or their in heritance from that confusing and terrible war It m a pretty good th rille r and su cce ssfu lly a c complishes its mission to entertain those who prefer to be entertained by the more grizzly surfaces o f life For a better look at the Vietnam W j r and its veterans, there are many very good novels and N>okv of non fiction available on the subject Philip Caputo'v "Indian C ountry" deals with the flashback problem suffered by veterans and its effect «*n their families and communities It is very effectively done and well worth reading BOOK D /f by M arie Struthrrv •'. • •# *• ^ If the evening news ha\n t g«* enough v Helense. sex depravity or grief for us these day v. we can read a little modem fiction It has been said that real life is much more frightful than anything an author can dream up But in the Iasi 20 sears or so authors have heen narrowing the gap Such a hook is Peter Straub\ new mssters thriller " K o k o " Set in modem time New York and the far east. Straub's story deals with a group o f Vietnam veterans who suspect that i*ne of their original pla toon members tv rcsponviblc for sev eral bi/aar m urders The signature at each crime is a regimen lai placing card signed with the name • K oko" This signature awakens powerful memories in all of the men and forces them to come to terms with what happened in the villiage o f la Thuc. Vietnam. 20 vears before Through flash backs, m em onc* and amateur detective work, the truth aN*ut la Thuc and the identity * • *• • » - • . • ./ * ■ .• „ * ■ « "■ < ». ^ . '<* 1 ^ , . * ,• * ,. » . \ ^ — ■ .• •■ ' A much older hook and complete ly different is "B A T 2 1 " by William C Anderson This is a non fiction account o f a pilot who was shot down in enemy territory ITie method that is used to get the pilot out is fascinating and true Best of alt. a movie has recently been nude o f this Other hooks about the Vietnam War and veterans that are available at Heppner Public I ibrary include "D ecent Interval" bv f rank Nnapp, and*Vietnam A History" by Stanley karnow 1 vco brand new h o o k s are W l B C iritfins ’ rhe A viators" and "F in a l Flig h t" bv Stephen Counts Chief Rathbun’s Tips Sale sh«>pping lips Fven though you are rushed and thinking aN*ut a thousand things, stay alerl to your surroundings and the people around you. shop before dark if povsihle. park in well lighted areas, lock your car and close the windows, avoid carrying large amounts of cash and don't carry your cash all in one place , ; - . - - , - - • • .* . ■ - . in» «■!»■. llrppnrr liw rtte-T im cv Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, October 26. I'M* - SEVEN English Romanticism exhibit to be at museum • * ■ * _ - • ** « * • - * i , . * . • » **••-*• • *, •• • •-1 r. . • .* I • .* - . - « * 4 Ì "W illiam W'ordvworth and the Age of Fnglivh R om anticism ," an exhihit that explores the Romantic Age through the art, literature and history o f the period, will he »>n display at the Morrow County Museum November 1-30 This visually exciting, full color exhibit is the permanent record o f a major treasures exhibition on Wordsworth and Romanticism which n>urcd the l ruled States earlier this year C o o rg anized by R utgers l diversity Newark and the Word swonh Trust at Dove Cottage in England. the 24 panel poster exhibit combines written commentaries with high quality reproductions of pain tin g s. p o rtra its, w atcrco lorv . manuscripts and rare hooks o f the major artists and poets o f the period Among those represented are John Constable. J M W Turner. William Blake. W illiam and Ikirothy Word swonh. John Keats and Laird Byron In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum is also sponsoring a slide tape presentation which pro vides an introduction to the social, industrial and political unrest ol the Romantic period " T h e Wheels o f Falen Revolution in that Age o f Rom anticism " is a 15 minute pro gram created by the Oregon Com mittce for the Humanities to compli menl the Wordsworth poster exhibit [" The Wordsworth exhibit and slide tape program are made possi ble by the Oregon C o m m itte e for the Humanities, an affiliate o f the Na tio n al Endow m ent fo r the Humanities For more information about the exhibit, contact the Mor- row County Museum Protect Your Crop "J A " | f »• mi i » j « ni notili lui« notti • « m u f V -• U - I • ‘ * * • • f \ »'.•I .1 , a - *’ •*. '-v • *%• vX '* * 'i r I * '• 'i d . . .• . •'* * * * . . .... t 17 - 5 * •• I Now ’s the time o f w ar to protect your /9#9 in- " com e with MULTI PERIL CROP INSURANCE. 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