In terms of story telling, I prefer Speigelman's method rather than O'Brien's method. For one, I am much more inclined to read a story if it is in comic book format (just a personal preference), but also because Speigelman's story is straight forward. Instead of having a collection of a bunch of different stories such as with O'Brien, Speigelman has only one. He is successfully able to exemplify a bigger picture through his story as well, where as with O'Brien, The Things They Carried, one has to go into much deeper detail to understand what is going on. It comes down to what type of reader is reading these stories. For example, I am able to grasp the meaning of a story if that story is described clearly and in a straight-through motion (the comic book style helps as well). One could argue that the way in which O'Brien writes is clear and concise. I disagree, but opinion is opinion.
All in all I side with Spiegelman's writing style. It brings into focus the bigger picture in a more concise way than O'Brien's way of writing.
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