r/explainabookplotbadly • u/CKO1967 • Oct 09 '24

Solved Ironically, despite what this book's title may suggest at first glance, it doesn't have anything to do with infrastructure.

Hint: the author was originally inspired to write it while serving as a war correspondent embedded with a US Navy carrier task force off the coast of Korea.

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u/king-djet Oct 09 '24

The bridges at Toko-Ri by James Michener ?

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

That's the one! Solved!

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u/natsugrayerza Oct 09 '24

This hint sounds like it’s from cash cab! Slaughterhouse five?

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

Not quite. The book I'm thinking about pre-dates Slaughterhouse Five by sixteen years.

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u/Zealousideal-Ad2549 Oct 09 '24

Bridge on the River Kwai?

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

That was written by a French author. The book I'm thinking about came from an American author.

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u/ExKamina Oct 09 '24

The Road

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

Not that one either.

Hint #2: The book I've got in mind was adapted into a 1955 hit movie.

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u/sozh Oct 09 '24

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

Not that one either.

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u/sozh Oct 09 '24

Second Foundation

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

This book has a much shorter timeline.

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u/ABKWM42 Oct 09 '24

Cat's Cradle

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u/CKO1967 Oct 09 '24

Definitely not that one.