917. Another World

Another World
Pat Barker
1998
Around 280 pages

Pat Barker is another overrepresented novelist on this List, and I could have done without this one. That being said, it wasn't a terrible read, so we'll give it a pass.

Nick's grandfather Geordie is dying, which causes him to relive painful memories. Pat Barker really likes exploring PTSD, unfortunately the characters were a lot less likable than they were in her Regeneration series.

Anytime an author is dwelling on memories as a theme, the structure is going to be disjointed and muddled, which works better in some novels than others. Here I didn't vibe with it, and I just wanted to get to the end so I would be done with these characters.

As a side note, is the List determined to try to make me asexual with its depictions of intercourse? 

RATING: **---

Interesting Facts:

In 2000, she was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

UP NEXT: Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis