But killing somebody else is an extremely difficult thing to do in any circumstances soldiers on the battlefield struggle with it, and have nightmares about it for years afterwards. Again, I don’t doubt that, in such a situation, people would resort to extreme measures. He approaches this grim task with such level-headed detachment, matter-of-factly explaining to his horrified wife that it’s now kill or be killed, that you find yourself reading the book with an eyebrow cocked. However, it is John who - within a space of literally a day - becomes a cold-blooded murderer, killing without compunction, including people who are unarmed. John is a mild-mannered architect from London, a family man, as juxtaposed by his more rambunctious friend Roger. My difficulty is not that the murder, rape and loot happens - I can absolutely see this happening rather, it is how quickly this happens. This does, however, give rise to my second main criticism of the book.
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