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   Tree of Smoke

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   Denis Johnson 

   

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   Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson is a novel set during the Vietnam War that focuses on the operations of the CIA in that theater. The narrative follows characters like Colonel Francis Sands, his nephew Skip, and the Houston brothers, Bill Jr. and James. Through 700 pages, Johnson weaves a near psychedelic exposition chronicling the downfall of Skip Sands, his mentor Francis X. Sands, soldier Jimmy Storm, and missionary Cathy, exploring the damage inflicted by war on various individuals.
   

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   vietnam war

   cia operations

   moral complexities

   psychological trauma
   Last night at 3:00 a.m. President Kennedy had been killed. Seaman Houston and the other two recruits slept while the first reports traveled around the world. There was one small nightspot on the islan...

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