The White Donkey: Terminal Lance

De: Maximilian Uriarte

Narrado por: Adam McArthur, Kiff Vandenheuvel, Nick Jones, Maximilian Uriarte, Macleod Andrews, Maxwell Hamilton, John Glouchevitch

Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 2017 James Webb Award winner

New York Times Best Seller

A graphic novel of war and its aftermath.

A powerful, compulsively thrilling, vivid, and moving tribute to the experience of war and PTSD, The White Donkey tells the story of Abe, a young marine recruit who experiences the ugly, pedestrian, and often meaningless side of military service in rural Iraq. He enlists in the hope of finding that missing something in his life but comes to find out that it's not quite what he expected. Abe gets more than he bargained for when his journey takes him to the Middle East, in war-torn Iraq.

This is a story about a marine written by a marine, and the print version was the first graphic novel about the war in Iraq from a veteran. The White Donkey explores the experience of being a marine as well as the challenges that veterans face upon their return home, and its raw power will leave you in awe.

Full list of narrators includes John Glouchevich, Grace Lee, Benita Robledo, and Eric Lopez.

©2016 Maximilian Uriarte (P)2016 Hachette Audio

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One of Barnes & Noble's Best Comic and Graphic Novels of 2016

One of The Los Angeles Times' 10 Most Important Books of 2016

"It was 2010 when Uriarte, a lance corporal in the Marine Corps, created the online comic 'Terminal Lance,' which swiftly developed a fan base. Using some of the same characters, he created a more serious and involved graphic novel, THE WHITE DONKEY, based on his 2007 deployment in Iraq."—Carolyn Kellogg, The Los Angeles Times

"Combines a casual, straightforward dramatic style with clear, no-frills art that draws readers into his characters' everyday experiences and then wallops them with the tragedy of ordinary life...Both respectful to the military and its role and sympathetic to the delicacy of the young soldiers, the story's power lies in a middle-ground view of the ongoing social conflict, seeking to bridge understanding on both sides."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"In many ways, The White Donkey is one long illustrated deployment journal.... Yet, tucked into the panels and frames, are those singular moments that, like a rock cast into a pond, send their ripples out almost infinitely-altering lives and ending others. The White Donkey follows the tremors, backwards and forwards, and manages to illustrate what feels like a 'true' war story and a lonely chapter in a war our country is trying desperately to forget."—The Washington Post

amazing

really leaves you hanging. probably a much better read if you are a veteran or currently serving in the military.

Great story

Awesome story! It hits home for vets and shows what it's like after war. Shows the side of the Marine Corps other than the "Corps Values" Kool-aid drinking side. Your brothers are the ones you can count on. It's ok to be human.

best

noone understands noone cares .
those that have will . this story hit too close too home .

Just listen to it

It hurt remembering similar experiences, but needed to remember to find a path to heal.

Fantastic

I don’t normally write reviews, but I felt this book needed one. Read it, you will not regret it.

Blown Away

I am at a loss for words. Got this audiobook because it was on the commandant reading list and am glad I got it.

Amazingly Relatable

An amazing, relatable rendition of one Marine's journey. Uiarte beautifully captures the typical grunt upbringing and persona of the modern infantryman. Abe's experiences give insight to the humor, suspense, frustration, disappointment and patriotic roller coaster of the endless wars.

Thank you for bringing awareness to the silent battle many endure from exposure to combat. A must read for all!

Must Read for MARINES!

Whether you have deployed or not, enlisted or officer, this book is a must for all Marines.

Honesty

It gave an inside perspective of what it’s like to be a grunt/Juinor marine in the 03 community. Any veteran or active marine who was a grunt can instantly relate to it.

Hits home

This novel really hits home being a Afghanistan veteran and seeing a lot of truth in this day to day military and relating to it, from the standpoint of coming home from a deployment seeing friends going into depression going on leave and not fitting in anywhere you look showing the touchy subject of ptsd the elephant in the room that no one ever wants to admit or seek help before its too late. highly recommended to anyone and everyone