Journal Entry 1 by kittiwake on Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The third book in The Regeneration Trilogy.

Based on a mix of real and imagined characters and events, this book concentrates on Sarah, a young woman working in a munitions factory, and on Wilfred Owen. The position of women has been a sub-theme throughout the books and here it moves to the forefront. 

Journal Entry 2 by kittiwake on Friday, August 26, 2005

I am running a Spiral Ring for the three books of "The Regeneration Trilogy" by Pat Barker and will read them myself when they return.

1 - Regeneration
2 - The Eye in the Door
3 - The Ghost Road

The running order for this spiral is:
clarrie-rose (not book 1)
perfect-circle (not book 3)
abrokenstarr
caffcaff (may not need books 2 & 3 - check before posting)
kittiwake <== book 3 is home again so the spiral is now complete 

Journal Entry 3 by BC-08080413432 from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, September 16, 2005

Got back home after a week away to find this waiting. I'm very much looking forward to reading it. thanks! 

Journal Entry 4 by BC-08080413432 from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, September 29, 2005

This book is really interesting and well-written. It really brought home to me the brutality of war and the fact that each one of the people who died was an individual (obvious, I know, but sometimes you need reminding). I would have liked to read a bit more on the people left at home in Britain, particularly the women, as they didn't feature as much as I had hoped, but in the main this is an excellent book and an excellent trilogy – I feel like I’ve learned a lot. Thank you kittiwake. 

Journal Entry 5 by BC-08080413432 from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Sent on to abrokenstarr yesterday. 

Journal Entry 6 by abrokenstarr from Reading, Berkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, December 04, 2005

Eek. Didn't realise I was that disorganised. I got this ages ago and have not registered it. I'm sorry.

On the hunt for book two at the moment. I know it is in a pile somewhere in the house, am just unsure which pile. Will find it next weekend when major tidying commences for decorating. 

Journal Entry 7 by abrokenstarr from Reading, Berkshire United Kingdom on Monday, April 10, 2006

So, I finally read the book. When I got to it, it only took about twenty-four hours to read.

Was going to post this back to kittiwake today, but there was a problem with the sorting office posting things for some reason. 

Journal Entry 8 by abrokenstarr from Reading, Berkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, April 13, 2006

Posted second class to kittiwake today. 

Journal Entry 9 by kittiwake on Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Arrived in yesterday's post. Thank you. 

Journal Entry 10 by kittiwake on Friday, February 23, 2007

Prior peered into the small looking-glass behind the wash-basin, checking the knot in his tie. If they didn't send him back he was going to be awfully lonely, marooned among civilians with their glib talk.

As the end of World War I approaches, and while men are still dying in France, the Spanish influenza epidemic is taking hold back home. Rivers spends a lot of time thinking back to his time as an anthropologist in Melanesia. He was studying a tribe on Eddystone Island, who had only recently given up headhunting at the insistence of the colonial powers and whose attitude towards death was very different to the Europeans.

A strong end to a brilliant trilogy. 

Journal Entry 11 by kittiwake on Friday, February 23, 2007

Reserved for HeavenAli & CatarinaAnna. 

Journal Entry 12 by Heaven-Ali from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, February 24, 2007

passed to me today at the Birmingham meet - really looking forward to reading this as I have recently read and enjoyed the first two of this trilogy. 

Journal Entry 13 by Heaven-Ali from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, March 15, 2007

Another fascinating read, I was glad that in this book I found out a lot more about Rivers. How amazing that he and his sisters had known Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) as a child. The details of Rivers time in a community of headhunters in Melanasia(?) was really fascinating, and not something I would have expected of the third book in the regeneration series.
In addition we meet up again with Billy Prior, and Wilfred Owen. The ending - well inevitable, and sad really.

Reserved for CaterinnaAnna 

Journal Entry 14 by Heaven-Ali at By hand in Birmingham, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Monday, April 09, 2007

Released 4 yrs ago (4/7/2007 UTC) at By hand in Birmingham, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Passed to Catherine on Saturday at my house. 

Journal Entry 15 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Collected from HeavenAli at the BC Birmie Easter Tea party in aid of our Indian Library project. 

Journal Entry 16 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 05, 2008

How much research did Barker do for these?!
Following a link in Wikipaedia to the relevant part of Rivers' work, I was impressed by how credible her theory of the causes of his lack of visual memory became and how the writer of the latter meshed in my head with the voice given him in the novel.
For me this was less a story of the First World War and more one of the development of psychology and the role of reflection, discussion and challenging friends in the growth of ideas: Rivers' advances in psychology would not, selon Barker, have been possible without his time in Melanesia or his relationship with Prior.
This is not to diminish the presence of the war or the sections of the novel set at the front - they remain as powerful and moving as in the first book, even second time around.

Thank you kittiwake. 

Journal Entry 17 by Caterinaanna at Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (7/18/2008 UTC) at Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom

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On loan to s-i-l who jobshares with another Coventry BCer, and has a bookbox at work, and reads, so really ought to have joined by now (hint, hint). 

Journal Entry 18 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, March 14, 2009

Off on another spiral, as soon as I PM the first person on the list. The participants are:
Bibliocrates
Rrrcaron
sarradee
ChiBoiler
Pellu
Tanamo
fredam (has asked to be skipped)
KathyS and
cat207
who I hope will donate it to 1001-library. 

Journal Entry 19 by Caterinaanna at Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Monday, March 16, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (3/16/2009 UTC) at Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom

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Taken to the Post Office today. 

Journal Entry 20 by Bibliocrates on Saturday, May 16, 2009

It's here in Trinity, Alabama. Thanks CaterinaAnna, wasn't expecting to get five books in one lot, will get them read and pass them on as quickly as possible!