Daniel White

What Rotten Eggs by Dan White I really loved this book. I loved this book so much that I finished reading it in a day and half. The book starts off with Fisher arriving on Iwo Jima with the military men are wearing flip flops working in T shirts with no regard to military protocol. Instead of having the commander of the base train him over the next couple of weeks, the commander is on a plane within a day and gone. The first day that Fisher is in charge, somebody wants to kill him, somebody else has a nervous breakdown, and somebody is building a raft to escape off the Island to visit his girlfriend in Japan. This story shows how Fisher takes command and eventually whips the base into shape with a whole series up anecdotes. Running through the story is the mystery as to why the big commander hates him so much and tries to give him poor reports for his handling of the base. There definitely is some internal sabotage because they find jars filled with cockroaches that were released when the commander came for his inspection. You eventually learn who the person on his staff is who is sabotaging and the reason why the commander wants Fisher to get poor reviews. The isolation and loneliness of the base in the 1960’s is understandable and the background of Iwo Jima in World War Two all add to the rich texture of the book. I think this would make a great movie. Until the movie comes out, I recommend you read the book. Submitted by Jean Grenning 6/27/22