archangel9 Posted 28 July , 2014 Share Posted 28 July , 2014 Just read Regeneration. Enjoyed it but not what I expected. The Eye in the Door and The Ghost Road are sitting on the bookshelf saying "read me". Should I bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 28 July , 2014 Share Posted 28 July , 2014 More of the same really. I've never been particularly impressed by her books. There are plenty of accounts of the meeting of Sassoon & Owen in their various biographies without the need to read a modern pastiche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 28 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2014 I found the book more about Rivers and Prior with Sassoon and Owen only bit parts. Sassoon was surprisingly easy to convince of the error of his ways. Is this accurate I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 28 July , 2014 Share Posted 28 July , 2014 I found the book more about Rivers and Prior with Sassoon and Owen only bit parts. Sassoon was surprisingly easy to convince of the error of his ways. Is this accurate I wonder? That's the trouble with this type of book. She probably did a lot of research, but most of it will be speculative & I find it colours one's view later on. It's rather like 'Birdsong' - many people now regard it as an authentic account of the War. In fact it's probably the only book on WW1 that a lot of people will ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 28 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2014 I bought them so I might as well read them. Should only take a couple of weeks anyway. Can you recommend a good read(s) on Sassoon and Owen. If nothing else Barker has piqued my interest. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 28 July , 2014 Share Posted 28 July , 2014 I bought them so I might as well read them. Should only take a couple of weeks anyway. Can you recommend a good read(s) on Sassoon and Owen. If nothing else Barker has piqued my interest. John Dominic Hibberd has written a couple of books on Owen, the shorter of which, 'The Last Year' I particularly enjoyed. There have been several Sassoon biographies in the last few years by Moorcroft Wilson, Roberts & Max Egremont. All well received but I liked the last one best. The more recent biographies usually have access to additional material and so tend to eclipse older works, but for me Jon Stalworthy's book on Owen is still an excellent read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 28 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2014 Thanks DJC. I feel another visit to Abe approaching. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now