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jackieeh 's review for:
The Ghost Road
by Pat Barker
12/27/21:
The last few beats of this story remain among the greatest of all time, and so excruciating. God.
4/16/20:
Upgrading to five stars. Oof, my dudes. Oof. "It isn't worth it" indeed. So much of this is still so uncomfortably resonant, which is both a joy and a tragedy. Also I can't believe there was ever a time I didn't love Billy Prior with my entire soul.
9/11/09:
I had my mother's patented Impending Sense of Doom the whole time I read this, and what do you know, I was right. Billy Prior continued to be an interesting character with complex motivations, and I enjoyed his diary.
I wasn't sure what the purpose of all Rivers' flashbacks to Lewis Carrol's presence in his childhood was, but they were well done, so for the most part I was able to overlook my confusion.
I think the reason I liked the second two books better than the first one was that Sassoon was a fairly dull character, and the trilogy picked up steam after he ceased to be the focal point.
The last few beats of this story remain among the greatest of all time, and so excruciating. God.
4/16/20:
Upgrading to five stars. Oof, my dudes. Oof. "It isn't worth it" indeed. So much of this is still so uncomfortably resonant, which is both a joy and a tragedy. Also I can't believe there was ever a time I didn't love Billy Prior with my entire soul.
9/11/09:
I had my mother's patented Impending Sense of Doom the whole time I read this, and what do you know, I was right. Billy Prior continued to be an interesting character with complex motivations, and I enjoyed his diary.
I wasn't sure what the purpose of all Rivers' flashbacks to Lewis Carrol's presence in his childhood was, but they were well done, so for the most part I was able to overlook my confusion.
I think the reason I liked the second two books better than the first one was that Sassoon was a fairly dull character, and the trilogy picked up steam after he ceased to be the focal point.