Birdsong

[Raisin]

What do people think of this book? Fantastic in my opinion...

[David]

Couldn't get past the opening chapters, R. Set in a French furniture factory or something, wasn't it? Maybe I should have persevered, but it didn't look as though it was going to be worth it. I could have been wrong.

Cheers

David

[sneaker]

The only book I've ever read with tears rolling down my face.Aboslutely fantastic book.
I've read the Girl at the Lion d'Or & Charlotte (something, name escapes me) which didn't quite hit the mark. I've also got On Green Dolphin Street but haven't read it yet.
Sneaker

[Raisin]

Hi all,
David, the thing with Birdsong is once you struggle past the opening chapters, it is absolutely amazing, as are many books like that. It is set mostly in France, pre-war and post-was, and in the middle of the war as well.
Sneaks, I know what you mean, I have cried over a couple of books but Birdsong was probably the worst!
Raisin

[David]

One of our friends told me it was worth sticking with. I chose to disbelieve her. Silly me.

I might give it another go, although most modern novels are a waste of time anyway. There's so much else to read!

[Raisin]

Indeed there is! And so little time to do it in, I was disgusted at the reading choice for the English lit course this year, "spies" by Frayn. Read it? If you haven't, good for you, I don't think it's worth it.

[bobvincent]

I found it a little disappointing, and found myself not as moved as I thought I would be. Overlong, perhaps?