Book Review

LW residents are invited to submit reviews of their favorite books for publication in the LW Weekly. Include your name and mutual and telephone numbers. The reviews are subject to editing and will run as space allows.

For more information, contact arts editor Katya Lukina at (562) 431-6586, ext. 266, or katyal@lwsb.com

by Dorothy Hill

“Chickenhawk” is Robert Mason’s narrative of his experience as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, as one critic put it: “It’s better than any war movie,” another said, 'Maybe Vietnam is best seen through a shattered windshield of a helicopter.”

“Chickenhawk” is one honest and courageous book and a true experience written by the man that was there.

Another book that was hard to put down and I didn’t want to end is “Light It Up,” by Nick Petrie.