The Secret Life of Walter Mitty starts out with a war time story. It tells about a commander in a helicopter or plane on a cold night. The end of the war story it says, “‘The Old Man will get us through,’ they said to one another. ‘The Old Man ain’t afraid of Hell!'” I thought it was a very interesting beginning. The other short stories started right away, but this one had a slow start. The rest of the book was a little confusing to me. It doesn’t directly say where the characters are or what the character’s occupation is. The reader has to guess. The character’s backstory are hidden and the author doesn’t tell the reader. I did not like this short story. There is some mention about how the characters did a book about streptothorics, and it sounds like they are doctors but I am not 100% sure. At the end, I just didn’t feel like this book was anything special. I did not like it. I am sure a few of you probably liked it, but I did not.
