The Sorrow of War

Something I found interesting was the non-linear time scheme in The Sorrow of War.
This narrative by Kien, is arranged in no certain order; many analepsis are present in the novel, moving back and forth in Kien's memory. Because of this, the story is unable to be discerned for their chronological order. 
This non-lineal narrative is very chaotic and confusing to understand, but I think that Bao Ninh has purposely did this. The non-linear time scheme demonstrate to the readers the effects of war because it is often as chaotic in construction as the events it describes.
Also, as this non-linear time scheme has no order, it evokes Kien's view of the unpredictable events of war. 
Although it explains that the book could not be written in chronological order as 'any page seemed like the first, any page could have bee the last', I personally think that The Sorrow of War is much more meaningful written in non-linear time scheme as this structure can be a metaphor to the war.