War Is Boring: Bored Stiff, Scared to Death in the World's Worst War Zones

War Is Boring is a 2010 graphic memoir by war correspondent David Axe, illustrated by Matt Bors. It follows Axe's reporting trips to Somalia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chad and elsewhere, and the restlessness that pulls him back to war zones between stretches of dull life at home.

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Fareed Zakaria: “As I do every week, I want to recommend a book. You might think a war book isn't compatible with being on the beach, but this one is. "War is Boring" is a graphic novel, essentially a comic book for adults about the glamorous life of a war correspondent - or maybe not so glamorous. The book's writer, David Ax, is a real life war correspondent and the book tells the tale of how war is boring, until it's not. And life back home is really boring until you get on an airplane back to war. We follow him through Somalia, Lebanon, Afghanistan and much more. It's a fun, quick read.”