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A review by jackieeh
The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker
5.0
December 23, 2021:
Still just so, so good.
April 10, 2020:
Upgraded my rating from four stars to five upon rereading. A classic that more than stands the test of time. Do people experiencing history happening around them stand around and talk about it? Yes they do, Prior, six feet away from each other.
August 4, 2009:
Quite an improvement over the first book in the trilogy, Regeneration. The humor was suddenly funny, Sarah suddenly not only had a point, but was a sympathetic character, Prior suddenly had layers, Rivers continued to be pretty darn cool, and best of all each character had a distinct voice.
There were some moments when I worried that in making these improvements Barker would be disrupting the continuity of her story, but everything worked out in the end and even the personality shifts had an explanation that served the plot, not just the characterizations.
Still just so, so good.
April 10, 2020:
Upgraded my rating from four stars to five upon rereading. A classic that more than stands the test of time. Do people experiencing history happening around them stand around and talk about it? Yes they do, Prior, six feet away from each other.
August 4, 2009:
Quite an improvement over the first book in the trilogy, Regeneration. The humor was suddenly funny, Sarah suddenly not only had a point, but was a sympathetic character, Prior suddenly had layers, Rivers continued to be pretty darn cool, and best of all each character had a distinct voice.
There were some moments when I worried that in making these improvements Barker would be disrupting the continuity of her story, but everything worked out in the end and even the personality shifts had an explanation that served the plot, not just the characterizations.