Regeneration is a very interesting book, which explores the some of the effects of war on soldiers. Pat Barker uses a mixture of fact and fiction, focusing on the lives of several soldiers, particularly Siegfried Sassoon and Billy Prior, the book explores some of the psychological effects of warfare. The soldiers are based in Craiglockhart War Hospital, and receiving treatment from army psychiatrist William Rivers. There is not very much that I can say about this book without giving away essential information on the plot. However, it's very cleverly written and it was sometimes hard to distinguish fact from fiction. At the end of the copy that I read the author's notes contained a helpful list of the facts that the book was based on. I would recommend not reading this until the end of the novel, to retain the flow and language of the book. Overall, I really enjoyed this book, despite not really enjoying war novels, and struggled to put it down.
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