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A review by beate251
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book is about World War I and two privileged gay British soldiers quoting poetry at each other when they are not reading Adam Bede and Thucydides, whoever he is. Weirdly, their whole class somehow seem to be gay or at least experimenting.
We all know the horrors of war, there is nothing new here. It is well-written, and I was interested in the characters, but almost everybody died!
Hated the women who gave white feathers to young men they perceived to be cowards. They had no idea.
This is a heart wrenching and brutal debut novel well worth your time.
We all know the horrors of war, there is nothing new here. It is well-written, and I was interested in the characters, but almost everybody died!
Hated the women who gave white feathers to young men they perceived to be cowards. They had no idea.
This is a heart wrenching and brutal debut novel well worth your time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism