A book MK should read to inspire a song

[je suis desole]

I finished Birdsong. Faulks does a good job of invoking the historical period. It is a powerful novel although the ending is a touch saccharine for my taste. However, I

[draad]

T - glad you enjoyed Birdsong.

I think I agree with you about the ending - but a v minor criticism of one of the best British novels in years.

Interesting the Beevor bit. A few months ago I won a signed collection of his called The Antony Beevor Collection (strangely enough!) . Four books - Paris, after the liberation 1944-1949: Crete, the battle and the resistance:Stalingrad : and Berlin, the downfall. All hardback and in a beautiful box. Ashamed to say I haven't started to read them as yet.

[je suis desole]

Aaaah, lucky man. I've read the 2 Soviet focused books. Many of the important revelations from Grossman

[je suis desole]

Apparently I'm not the only one who enjoyed 'A Writer at War'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/29/best-books-year-2008-review
Scroll down to Richard Ford's recommendations
 

[IrisRose]

Richard Ford is hard for me to read. . . .  What happens?

[draad]

T - in the nicest possible way, you're scarily into books!!