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| The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics) | 
| Author: Stephen Crane
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Avg. Customer Rating:  313 reviews
Sales Rank: 61908
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.5
MPN: ING0812504798
ISBN: 0812504798
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780812504798
ASIN: 0812504798
Publication Date: November 15, 1990
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 So-So March 16, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's kind of an old-fashioned book; a little confusing and hard to follow. I would recommend it because I think it is accurate and really tells about the Civil War.
 Too Bad You Can't Give Something Zero Stars! March 6, 2006
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Oh my gosh. Talk about a PAINFUL read! This was assigned reading for the summer before my freshman year of high school. It was painfully boring. It has no plot for a long time, the dialects are hard to read and understand, and the main character is the biggest wimp! I got through about half the book, then I stopped because I was so fed up with it. I only found out how it ended when we went over what we needed to know about the book for a test on it. Now, some people might argue that it's a classic. Well, some classics just need to be put out of their misery! Throughout the book I would find myself zoning out. I would then have to backtrack and reread usually about three chapters. If you are a history teacher, please, please, PLEASE spare your students a lot of pain and severe boredom and DO NOT assign this book! I know there are better historical fiction novels out there. Or better yet, make them read non-fiction. At least then its true and realistic!
Review of Red Badge February 15, 2006
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have read most of the reviews here regarding this book. I found it interesting that most of the kids who wrote reviews did not enjoy this book; however, most of the adults did. Personally I have to agree with the young people. The only reason why I reviewed this book was to warn people of an extremely slow moving book with very little action. By far the vast majority of this book is about a soldiers anxiety and mental status during a couple of battles during the civil war. I have spent the last several months reading classic novels which was why I chose to read this book. I thought this book would be real exciting and I was really looking forward to reading it especially because I enjoy reading about the civil war era. I was extremely disappointed. If you are looking for a book with lots of drama, action and adventure you will might not be able to finish this book. If you are looking for a book about psychological issues within a soldiers mind during battle then you might enjoy this.
If you have to read this book for a class for school my best advice is to grin and bear it. Life is too short to spend reading a book like this. I noticed this book was on the reading lists of a lot of school districts. It is no wonder why so many young people do not enjoy reading. I honestly think these lists need to be updated. This book is considered a classic, but without trying to be rude, I just cannot figure out why.
 Journey into Manhood February 9, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In contrast to other novels of that era that showed an idealistic, and romantic war, "Red Badge of Courage" is one of the first realistic war novels of the common soldier. There are no grandiose ideas, no displays of gallantry, and no romantic adventures. This is a war novel but neither side is represented with moral superiority. Indeed, the world that is presented is one which does not care about human life, courage, or bravery.
The novel relates the inner struggles of one soldier, Henry, and his fears and doubts as he is about to enter battle for the first time. Throughout the novel, the ideas of courage and manhood conflict with the ideas of self-preservation and survival. He battles with his fears as they play about in his mind, until the first battle commences.
Ironically, Henry's ideas of bravery are wrapped in selfish motives, as he wants to be admired and idolized in his hometown as a war hero. After he flees cowardly from the front line, he is condescending toward his fellow soldiers who stood ground and considers them idiots for not fleeing the impending slaughter. However, Henry's inner demons are soon exorcised, as he evolves into one of the bravest members of his regiment. But even his newly found battlefield bravery and heroics are attributed to the desire to prove wrong a general who referred to his regiment as "mule drivers."
The character development of both Henry and Wilson is complex. Henry transforms from a cowardly, insecure soldier to a brave, battle-hardened veteran. Wilson, who is at first an arrogant, braggadocios soldier, transforms into a caring, benevolent friend of Henry's. Crane makes this subtle point, as Wilson is first referred to as a "loud soldier," and subsequently as a "friend".
Crane's novel has scored a trifecta: complex character development, compelling battlefield action, and vivid scenery that relates the overall atmosphere. Although the dialogue of the soldiers can be a bit hard to understand (Crane wanted to make it as realistic as possible), it is an easy read overall. I would highly recommend this book.
 Red Badge of Courage-A classic February 9, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My name is Colleen and I am in the 8th grade. I just read The Red Badge of Courage and I thought that it was a little boring and confunsing because of the Southern dialogue, and the slow storyline. The book took place during the Civil War and was about a young boy named Henry who desperately wanted to be a heroic soldier. In this book, I enjoyed the part where Henry joined the line of wounded soldiers, and found his friend Jim Conklin because it was good to see them find each other. If I could change anything in this story, it would be the way the dialogue is written, because it was sometimes hard to understand. I do recommend this book even though it was sort of slow. I recommend this book because I think that it is a classic book, and has been around for a while, and everybody should get a chance to read it.
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