Consequence, Eric Fair
Consequence, Eric Fair
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Consequence
A Memoir

Author: Eric Fair

Narrator: Eric Fair

Unabridged: 6 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2016


Synopsis

Named one of "8 Books You Need to Read" by Vulture

A man questions everything--his faith, his morality, his country--as he recounts his experience as an interrogator in Iraq; an unprecedented memoir and "an act of incredible bravery" (Phil Klay, author of Redeployment).

In 2004, after several months as an interrogator, Eric Fair’s call to serve his country has led him to a dark and frightening place. By the time he leaves Iraq after that first deployment, Fair will have participated in or witnessed a variety of aggressive interrogation techniques including sleep deprivation, stress positions, diet manipulation, exposure, and isolation. Years later, with his health and marriage crumbling, haunted by the role he played in what we now know as “enhanced interrogation,” it is Fair’s desire to speak out that becomes a key to his survival. Spare and haunting, Eric Fair’s memoir urgently questions the very depths of who he, and we as a country, have become.

About Eric Fair

Eric Fair, an Army veteran, worked in Iraq as a contract interrogator in 2004. He won a Pushcart for his 2012 essay "Consequence," which was published first in Ploughshares and then in Harper's Magazine. His op-eds on interrogation have also been published in The Washington Post and The New York Times. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claudia on August 27, 2016

Maybe it's 3 stars, but it's important enough that I'll give it 4. Unfortunately the first part drags and drags. This is redeemed in the last part, though. The book starts to sing when he figures out what he wants to do with his story, by which I mean he figures out *in his life* what he wants to do......more

Goodreads review by Philip on April 17, 2024

IN THE NEWS: And regarding my comment below that "CACI...sounds like an absolute shit of a company," turns out there is currently - like JUST NOW - a trial happening outside DC here where three former Abu Ghraib inmates are "suing the military contractor in federal court, alleging that the company c......more

Goodreads review by Megalion on July 13, 2016

Such a hot potato. One of the most scandalous things to come out of the Iraq war, the hard proof that our people viciously tortured prisoners. Eric was one of the "interrogators". He tells his story in what one might call a flat tone but it's simply the unembellished truth as he knows, saw, or exper......more

Goodreads review by David on March 04, 2016

I was completely transfixed by what is probably the most brutally frank and honest memoir by a war veteran I've read. Despite Mr Fair's assertions to the contrary, writing this book was a courageous act which should be rewarded by the book becoming a major success. Readers will come away with an und......more

Goodreads review by J. on April 13, 2022

Quite a good read. However, my overall feelings about the book and author are considerably complicated for an array of reasons. 'Consequence' is the true story of Eric Fair's experiences in Iraq working as a private military contractor, or more specifically, an interrogator. The book spans his life,......more


Quotes

"Fair is unflinching in his narration and his prose: his voice is strong, forthright, and sometimes full of rage." - PublishersWeekly.com

"Harrowing" may be an overused descriptor for war memoirs, but in fairness, the author earns it. - AudioFile


Awards

  • NPR Best Book of the Year
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
  • Amazon.com Best Books of the Year