Consequence: A Memoir

An Amazon Best Book of April 2016: There are many exceptional accounts written about the war in Iraq--so many that, despite their merits, I must admit to experiencing a bit of war book fatigue. So, for a story of this stripe to rise above the fray, it has to possess something special that sets it apart. Eric Fair s Consequence very much does. Chronicling his experiences as an interrogator in prisons, including the infamous Abu Ghraib, Fair s disarmingly matter-of-fact memoir addresses the moral ambiguity and emotional toll our soldiers actions take. Yes, Consequence fuels the debate about enhanced interrogation techniques, but in a human rather than partisan way, and in doing so, holds a mirror to the country s face and asks: Do you like what you see? --Erin Kodicek