War by Sebastian Junger is kicking my ass but I'm persevering through reading it.
I read it a little at a time. My son read it. It messed with his head a bit. Guys in the book were the same age as he. Some of them die; none of them will ever be the same.
From amazon vine, I chose The Gin Closet by Leslie Jamison for the sole reason that I didn't like any of the other books on the list.
But like other books that I have chosen for a reason that sits just above 'eenie-meenie-minie-mo' (see The Sweetheart of Prosper County which was wonderful), Jamison's debut novel hit me hard and in the right places.