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The Ghost Road

Posted by TheShyAssassin on October 9, 2011 - 08:01

I was about to start reading Pat Barker's "The Ghost Road" when I noticed it was the third in a trilogy. Is it perfectly readable as a standalone or do I need to plough through the lot? Ta for any advice.

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Prettyrose | October 9, 2011 - 11:18

Hi TheShyAssain :) Sorry I do not know this story so cannot help you, but I am sure some one on here will point you in the right direction :)))

T :)

celticman | October 9, 2011 - 14:54

The Ghost Road is the best of the trilogy. But they are all magnificent books. I think that's the one that won The Booker.

TheShyAssassin | October 9, 2011 - 15:32

Thanks Celticman. Can I read it without reading the first two?

celticman | October 9, 2011 - 15:37

yes. It makes perfect sense and is a whole fictional world unto itself.

TheShyAssassin | October 9, 2011 - 16:50

Cheers mate!

TheShyAssassin | October 9, 2011 - 16:50

Cheers mate!

TheShyAssassin | October 9, 2011 - 16:50

Cheers mate!

TheShyAssassin | October 9, 2011 - 16:50

Cheers mate!

tom_saunders | October 9, 2011 - 19:43

Wouldn't want to miss out on Regeneration, the first novel in the trilogy, if I were you. Deals with Craiglockhart, the hospital where many shell-shock victims were sent in WWI. Included in the cast of characters are the poets, Wilfred Owen, Sigfried Sassoon and Robert Graves.

sue dinum | October 9, 2011 - 20:11

Pat Barker is a brilliant writer, this trilogy being the best of her work in my opinion. I read the Ghost road first and then sought the other two. The Eye In The Door (The second book) is my personal favourite, I found that one not so heavy and easier to read, but the're all brilliant. I don't think there's any need to read them in the order of their publication. Barker's research into her subject matter is exemplary. Just enjoy, or maybe 'admire' might be a better word as they are quite harrowing.

sd

alibob | October 11, 2011 - 11:22

The Ghost Road is the only one of the trilogy I haven't read - I'm saving it for Remembrance Sunday - I always try to read a relevant book round that time! I don't think they need to be read in order, but do try to get round to reading the other two at some time, they're great books!