Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Really depressing and interesting, and a terrifying look at psychiatry practice during wwi
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, War
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"A society that devours its own young deserves no automatic or unquestioning allegiance."
I can't believe I had not read this book before now. A superbly written evocation of a time and based on real events. Barker really brings the real life characters to life and gives us the reader a sense of the emotional toll that war, and WWI in particular took. I don't want to write too much more for fear of giving away the plot, but I highly recommend this to fans of well written literature.