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A review by rschmidt7
Company of Cowards by Jack Schaefer
2.0
Skip this one if you're looking for an interesting western. The entire book reads like a summary of some other book that might have been interesting. Or it is like reading the actual company log book of a Civil War company, and yet so much worse—just as boring, just as dry, but also fictional, so you're not even learning while you read.
The only truly interesting portion is Schaefer's Author's Note at the end in which he describes his search to verify the historical existence of Company Q, a company of cowards given an off-handed mention in Bruce Catton's classic A Stillness at Appomattox. Spoiler:
It is not a good sign for a novel if the Author's Note is the best part.
The only truly interesting portion is Schaefer's Author's Note at the end in which he describes his search to verify the historical existence of Company Q, a company of cowards given an off-handed mention in Bruce Catton's classic A Stillness at Appomattox. Spoiler:
Spoiler
Company Q probably didn't exist.It is not a good sign for a novel if the Author's Note is the best part.