The Ghost Road
by Pat Barker
Taste attributes: wardramahistoricalpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, moving war novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
The final book in the Regeneration Trilogy and winner of the 1995 Booker Prize, The Ghost Road is the culminating masterpiece of Pat Barker's towering World War I fiction trilogy. The time of the novel is the closing months of the most senselessly savage of modern conflicts.
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- Author
- Pat Barker
- Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 277
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