lgiegerich 's review for:

The Ghost Road by Pat Barker

5.0

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I read this trilogy in high school or college, I can't remember. & while I liked them well enough then, I LOVED them now. These books hit so many things I am fascinated by: war, the futility of WWI in particular, masculinity, manly comradeship, homosexuality, class distinctions (& the crossing of those barriers), poetry, shellshock. Plus, billy prior is as good an anti-hero as you could hope to find. You know he is a total jerk, but you are fascinated (& in my case, love him) anyway. They are an amazing trilogy of books, & I'm sorry it's over (until I read it again in another 14 years or so).