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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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Pat Barker's Regeneration is a solid historical novel. I don't think it is amazing or revolutionary, but it is a very deftly drawn psychological portrait of men in a mental hospital during WWI. The characters are quite human and complexly rendered, and Barker is able to wring a lot of pathos out of wartime trauma.
I just don't have much to say about it. It's good. Barker's modern sensibility, specifically highlighting the lives of women and homosexuals during WWI, offers a bit of freshness to what could be dull subject matter. I will say, though, that I am not convinced that Barker needed to incorporate real people in the novel. I don't know how much depth it's adding. We'll see. Hopefully, some of my reservations will be allayed by the subsequent two novels in the series.
3 Popped Gas-filled Corpse Bellies out of 5
I just don't have much to say about it. It's good. Barker's modern sensibility, specifically highlighting the lives of women and homosexuals during WWI, offers a bit of freshness to what could be dull subject matter. I will say, though, that I am not convinced that Barker needed to incorporate real people in the novel. I don't know how much depth it's adding. We'll see. Hopefully, some of my reservations will be allayed by the subsequent two novels in the series.
3 Popped Gas-filled Corpse Bellies out of 5
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting story about the experience of a soldier in a military hospital. Studied this in depth in college.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
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:
Yes
i found this a bit tough to read at first and it’s very different to the type of book i usually go for, but i found myself getting really into it. i adapted to the writing style and though there were still parts i felt i had to reread to fully understand (i kept getting lost between the different names haha) i really enjoyed the book. prior is the best character by far. will defo be reading the second and third instalments soon.
dark
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
Surprisingly unpoetic writing for a story about 2 poets and way too many characters! Sometimes I felt as if the main character wasn't Rivers or even Sassoon but Prior (and I despised him)! Also it was rather boring and felt pointless at times...
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes