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Freedom
From the war-shattered jungles of Vietnam to America’s burning cities, near-death in Tibet, peace marches, the battle of Hué and the battle of the Pentagon, wild drugs, rock concerts, free love, CIA coups in Indonesia and Greece, the Six Days’ War, and Bobby Kennedy’s last campaign, Freedom puts you in the Sixties as if it were now.
Mick leaves for the Himalayas while Troy heads to Vietnam with the Marines. Daisy starts her PhD in brain research, and Tara battles heroin as her rock band reaches stardom.
Troy is soon caught up in mind-numbing combat in Vietnam, while Mick returns to the States to lead the antiwar effort. Tara’s band signs a Motown contract amid the Detroit riots. At Stanford, Daisy expands her study of the human brain under LSD and other mind-altering drugs. Troy falls in love with a Vietnamese teacher and is slowly losing faith in the War.
Freedom ends the night before the Tet uprising in Vietnam that will change the War, and trap Troy and his beloved in the fires of hell.
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Book club questions for Freedom by Mike Bond
Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.
Based on the story do you believe that two children who love each other can grow up to be happily married?
Do you think that the two major male characters in Freedom have a duty to enlist in the Vietnam War?
What was the most long-lasting impact of the 1960s?
After reading Freedom, do you think people were freer back then?
Compared to the times depicted in the novel, were racial differences and conflicts worse then or now?
Freedom Book Club Questions PDF
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"An adventure through America's rich and compelling history... a provocative and engaging read." - MOVIES, SHOWS & BOOKS
"A coming-of-Age Masterpiece." - ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
"Mike Bond is a masterful storyteller." - SACRAMENTO BEE
"An extraordinary and deftly crafted novel that combines interesting characters within the context of an historically detailed background... an inherently entertaining... fascinating read from cover to cover... highly recommended." - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
"Bond's ability to infuse his real-world experiences into a fast-paced story is unequaled." - CULTURE BUZZ