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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
I wanted to like this book, but in the end I found it a bit boring. There were some interesting and exciting moments, but they were sandwiched between a lot of dull detail. The war battles and "intimate" scenes are described in great, and graphic detail (and obviously written by a man), so this would not be a book that I would recommend to my Grandmother (or anyone else, for that matter).
Fundamentally good but I definitely got lost during a lot of the war bits, don't think I have the focus for a war novel in the trenches
beautifully written, the scenes of war outpower those of love.
Beautifully written. 2 stories one family. I fail to see the relevance Stephens granddaughter has in the story ESP the birth of her own child at the end unless I'm missing the mete-fore about single parent childbirth. None the less a good read. Being a mans man I particularly enjoyed the war parts
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
I'm a sucker for WWI fiction and non-fiction so this book really made an impression on me. It sets a bar by which other novels on this subject should be measured. Everything is right, the tone, the emotion, the historical details - this is Mr. Faulks best book by far for me, but it is not that his other novels are bad in any way, its just that this one is the gold standard that anything else pales in comparison to.
emotional
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