725 reviews for:

Regeneration

Pat Barker

3.94 AVERAGE

alina_pfdn's review against another edition

2.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

trickywoo's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective

sanjana1510's review against another edition

3.0

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All of us have read about how a soldier returns home victoriously after a hard and long war. What we do not hear about is after the "Happily Ever After".

This book is an attempt to analyse those psychological effects that the World War I had on the soldiers. It revolves around the various treatment methods undertaken at military hospitals. The protagonist is a decorated war hero who was sent to one such place after he announced that he will no longer fight. Some of the events are described in excruciating details which accurately portrays the various horrors faced by the valiant men, enough to chill the bones and gain a renewed respect for them.

helenephoebe's review against another edition

4.0

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Review - I did love how at least some of the characters are very real, and that their works are known the world over - Sassoon, Owen and Graves are notable examples. It added something tangible and almost touchable to the story. It is at times confusing. I do think, however, that the idea of shell shock could have been gone into more thoroughly, along with the reasons behind Sassoon's protest. Overall, though, a good read.

Genre? - Historical Fiction / Drama

Characters? - Siegfried Sassoon / Wilfred Owen / Robert Graves / William Rivers / Billy Prior

Setting? - Edinburgh (Scotland)

Series? - Regeneration #1

Recommend? - Yes

Rating - 17/20

ashleyling's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ereid641's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional reflective 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

anca_ri's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

stonecoldjaneausten's review against another edition

3.5

challenging reflective sad medium-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

bookswithboo's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

calster's review against another edition

3.75

challenging informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated