1. Why do you think Kien was able to return home so quickly after the fight at the tavern?
2. Why does Phoung describe herself as a dark chapter of kien's life ?
3. What does the author mean when he says razor's edge ?
4. What do you think caused Kien to day dream back to the day his battalion died?
5. Why do you think the book constantly transitioned bettwen present and past on page 86-87.
6. What does Kien mean when he says everything seemed to change? Pg87
7. Why do you think the night described as magical gave him melancholy joy instead of remorse and regret?
8. What does the author mean by saying Kien's book he is writing had its own flow?
9. Why does the author believe dying and living is separated by a thin line.
10. Why does Kien feel dead soldiers were more shadowy then the living ,but more significant?
