A review by xxxladystardust
Regeneration by Pat Barker
3.0
Having read In Memoriam by Alice Winn and subsequently the poetry of Owen, Graves and especially Sassoon, I was so excited for this novel.
Sadly it didn‘t really catch me. Maybe because it‘s based on real people‘s lives and thus the author didn’t want to interpret too much but I felt it fell rather short on the emotions and thoughts these men (the women were portrayed rather more roundly imo) were bound to have experienced.
In parts the novel rather read like a play but I must say in that terms, I liked Not About Heroes better.
Maybe I‘m being unfair and have overlooked something essential? Please let me know!
Sadly it didn‘t really catch me. Maybe because it‘s based on real people‘s lives and thus the author didn’t want to interpret too much but I felt it fell rather short on the emotions and thoughts these men (the women were portrayed rather more roundly imo) were bound to have experienced.
In parts the novel rather read like a play but I must say in that terms, I liked Not About Heroes better.
Maybe I‘m being unfair and have overlooked something essential? Please let me know!