A senseless slaughter of innocent lives, young men, brothers, cousins, family connections living in the same towns and villages, lined up at the front of water logged trenches waiting for the whistle and their date with destiny. It is 1910, four years before the start of World War 1 and Stephen Wra...
Just in time for the hundredth anniversary of Armistice Day, I read this novel of World War 1. This was a terrifying and compelling ride — perhaps the most intimate story I've read about wartime. Faulks' vibrant and often blunt descriptions give the feeling of being beside the men in the trenches, w...
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, thank you! Perhaps I just read this book at the wrong moment in time for me. I thought it would be a great time, given all the events commemorating the start of the First World War. Perhaps this ...
Hey my fellow netizens, I am so sorry I have not updated this blog in over 2 months. It is needless to say that life has been hectic and difficult. However, I have had this book review as a draft since October and I thought it was grand time to release it. It might have been nicer to do so on Vet...
bookshelves: published-1993, wwi, war, play-dramatisation, historical-fiction, fraudio Recommended for: laura, suvi Read in November, 2009 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/...It's France 1910. Stephen Wraysford arrives in France and falls in love. Dramatisation of Sebastian Faulks' novel wi...
I've read a number of reviews praising this book especially for its war scenes. I wish I'd gotten that far! The ooey-gooey sex did me in - how Isabelle realized she was "born" to have sex with Stephen, to be "impaled" by him, and to feel his "sticky seed" between her legs. I mean, c'mon folks. SOOOO...
This book comes in three parts: Stephen before the war; Stephen during the war; and in 1978 with Elizabeth, the grandchild of a WWI soldier who stumbles upon Stephen's diaries. As you can probably tell, this novel focuses mostly on Stephen. The story opens with Stephen, a Brit who travels to France ...
When I read this I had just finished Pat Barker's "Regeneration" trilogy and I think this may have suffered by comparison. The battle sections are the most convincing, and there is some excellent writing, but I would definitely recommend Barker over Faulks any day.
This book tells the story of Stephen Wraysford and the events that shape his life during WWI, the Great War. Starting in pre-war France and moving on in time, it deals with Stephen's experiences in love and war. It begins in 1910 when Steven discovers his first love. It's not so much love, however...
Birdsong is the story of two people, Stephen and Isabelle, who fall in love against the backdrop of a lush French landscape. Their affair is brief but intense, with deep repercussions for both. The book is divided into several parts, with the main sections being set 6 years before WWI, during WWI, a...
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