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20-May-2008, 12:07
The Complete Review: Fortune Told in Blood is a short novella set during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. The novel centres on a soldier, sent with a Lieutenant to man an observation post on a mountain, and describes what he goes through, focussing on the emotional turmoil, psychological toll, and physical strain. The opening paragraph seems to set the scene and feel: He was looking back, his legs trembling, thinking that death here would be awful: dizziness, dry mouth, and the cold sweat that runs down your spine.
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