A review by rworrall78
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I'm a slow reader and listener so almost never re read but I've gone straight back to the start to listen again. A beautiful and complex love story, a carefully constructed unfolding of the horrors of war and the first world war in particular and people's changing attitudes. Full of suspense in the second half. 

The only theme I wish was dealt with in more detail was the experience of the working class soldiers and of women. It was brilliantly done when it was addressed. I just would have liked more David and Maud. But maybe that would have been to take away from the LGBT story at the heart of this. 
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