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Loading... Birdsong (1993)by Sebastian Faulks
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![]() ![]() Oy vey. Sebastian Faulks is the Leonard Cohen of romance novels--in the you-want-to-slit-your-wrists-after-reading-him sense. The problem is he takes you there, too effectively. Usually I'd give him 5 stars, which is unquestionably what the quality of his writing deserves. But in this case there was so much graphic violence and (gratuitous in many cases IMHO) and horrors of war (WWI nonetheless) I skipped large passages describing brains leaking out of skulls etc... So 5 stars for quality of writing and taking me there. 3 stars for subject matter I found too gory for my taste. Is contained inHas the adaptationHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Rootless and heartbroken Stephen Wraysford joins the army at the outbreak of World War I. He and his men are given the assignment to tunnel under the German lines and set off bombs. The comaraderie, love, and loyalty of the soldiers contrasts with the horrors of the underground, air, and trench warfare. No library descriptions found.
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