Hooked on Pat Barker

2014-02-27T19:10:59-05:00

Arguably the best novel of the trilogy, for having been nominated for Orange Prize in 1996 and having won the Booker that year, there was no question in my mind as to whether I would read on following Regeneration and The Eye in the Door.  Despite my habit of resisting war

Hooked on Pat Barker2014-02-27T19:10:59-05:00

Reading on with Pat Barker

2014-02-27T19:11:12-05:00

Penguin, 1993 So you know, from my thoughts on Regeneration, how much of a talking-to I had to give myself to keep reading Pat Barker's brilliant war novels. But as much as I might be a cowardly reader, I'm also a stubborn reader, so I made sure that

Reading on with Pat Barker2014-02-27T19:11:12-05:00

Regenerating Enthusiasm for a Re-read

2014-03-09T14:04:08-04:00

Pat Barker's Regeneration (1991) Come on, admit it: you've avoided reading this because it's a war novel. It's okay: you're not alone. And how can a book about the horrors of war compete, when reading time is limited and it would be so much more fun to re-read Miss Pettigrew

Regenerating Enthusiasm for a Re-read2014-03-09T14:04:08-04:00
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