Due to loo problems at the shed the Book Club was held at Mandy's - Thank you Mandy. We are looking forward to squeezing into the shed once wc problems are sorted - next month perhaps?
The book was well received by those of us there. Most really liked it even if it took a little to get into and to remember who was who. A brilliantly evocative novel about the psycolocgical issues of the men who fought in WW1 - the begining of psychology as 'treatment' of the shellshocked warriors of horror. The harrowing descriptions and use of factual material only made the restraint of the book more evocative.
Words used to describe the book were: guilt/survival, tragically valiant, poignantly brilliant, devastating.
Marks out of 10 8 - 9, one of the highest marks for any book we've read.
I recommend that those who did enjoy the book read the next two in the trilogy:
The Eye in the Door and The Ghost Road, both extremely interesting explorations of WWI and the psychological effects on those involved.
The book was well received by those of us there. Most really liked it even if it took a little to get into and to remember who was who. A brilliantly evocative novel about the psycolocgical issues of the men who fought in WW1 - the begining of psychology as 'treatment' of the shellshocked warriors of horror. The harrowing descriptions and use of factual material only made the restraint of the book more evocative.
Words used to describe the book were: guilt/survival, tragically valiant, poignantly brilliant, devastating.
Marks out of 10 8 - 9, one of the highest marks for any book we've read.
I recommend that those who did enjoy the book read the next two in the trilogy:
The Eye in the Door and The Ghost Road, both extremely interesting explorations of WWI and the psychological effects on those involved.
Next Book
The Thirteenth Tale
by
Diane Setterfield
(as recommended by gay best friend)
Next Meeting
Wednesday 23th April
at
The Shed
31A Palliser Road,
