For March and April 2013, our Online Book Club is discussion the Silicon Valley Reads 2013 selection, Minefields of the Heart by Sue Diaz.  If you've read the book, please participate by leaving your response to the discussion question in the comments below!

Question #5:

During the most difficult stretch in his second deployment, Roman communicates very little with his family. In one Instant Message, Roman quickly answers "No," to his all of his father's offers to send things he might need. Diaz concludes, "the gist of it all seemed to me to be, 'Mom, Dad. For your sake and mine right now, don't love me so much." Do you think her interpretation is accurate? What are some circumstances that might prompt a message like that from a soldier?

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For March and April 2013, our Online Book Club is discussion the Silicon Valley Reads 2013 selection, Minefields of the Heart by Sue Diaz.  If you've read the book, please participate by leaving your response to the discussion question in the comments below!

Question #3:

What impact has today's electronic communication - e-mail, Instant Messaging - had on the relationship between soldiers in combat and their loved ones at home? In your opinion, what are pluses and the drawbacks of real-time communication during a war?

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For March and April 2013, our Online Book Club is discussion the Silicon Valley Reads 2013 selection, Minefields of the Heart by Sue Diaz.  If you've read the book, please participate by leaving your response to the discussion question in the comments below!

Question #1:

Roman's decision to join the infantry surprises his mother, who had expected that the next chapter in her son's life would have been college. How would you respond to a son's or daughter's decision to join the armed forces in a time of war? Did you enlist and how did you tell your family?

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