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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this novel!
It was useful that I read Nobody’s Normal by Roy Richard Grinker earlier this year. I learned from that book to be more aware of the relationship between time, place, and mental health . For example, diagnoses such as neurasthenia and shell shock were popular during WWI.
The electric shock scene was very distressing to read. It felt like torture, but it was "working"? Rivers had a tough reflection after that chapter. Some of my favorites parts of the book were his reflections. He is right that is job was not to heal his patients, but to get them in the condition to return to war. War was the reason they were his patients in the first place.
It was useful that I read Nobody’s Normal by Roy Richard Grinker earlier this year. I learned from that book to be more aware of the relationship between time, place, and mental health . For example, diagnoses such as neurasthenia and shell shock were popular during WWI.
The electric shock scene was very distressing to read. It felt like torture, but it was "working"? Rivers had a tough reflection after that chapter. Some of my favorites parts of the book were his reflections. He is right that is job was not to heal his patients, but to get them in the condition to return to war. War was the reason they were his patients in the first place.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Both a compassionate and brutal exploration of the effects of war on mental health, "Regeneration" treats Sassoon, Owen and their peers with humanity and understanding.
Barker's prose is sparse, so when something truly impactful and reflective comes along, it knocks you for six.
A gorgeous book. I would love to explore the rest of the trilogy.
Barker's prose is sparse, so when something truly impactful and reflective comes along, it knocks you for six.
A gorgeous book. I would love to explore the rest of the trilogy.
3.5 stars, rounded up since I appreciated the craftsmanship. However, it's a book about the horrors of war and the mental toll it takes on soldiers, and attempts to repair (or regenerate) those soldiers to return to the fight or be sent home. It's hard to "like" a story with such a premise, since the idea of it is pretty devastating.
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book made me feel like british people were people <3
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes