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The Ghost Road
by Pat Barker
Billy Prior and Rivers were engaging, complex characters whom I loved spending time with. In particular, Prior's sense of humour and Rivers calm rationality made this trilogy much more enjoyable to read than I was expecting (I'd built them up in my head as Weighty War Tomes).
The clever switch to first person journal entries when we finally got to the Front after 2 and a half books lent an urgency and intimacy. And interspersing these entries with Rivers' feverish memories of the South Pacific islanders and their approach to death meant that the dread kept building and building.
I wasn't as moved by the ending as I expected to be. Which is more to do with my mood than the book, which is very skilfully crafted to be devastating.
The clever switch to first person journal entries when we finally got to the Front after 2 and a half books lent an urgency and intimacy. And interspersing these entries with Rivers' feverish memories of the South Pacific islanders and their approach to death meant that the dread kept building and building.
I wasn't as moved by the ending as I expected to be. Which is more to do with my mood than the book, which is very skilfully crafted to be devastating.