"Guy Crouchback, although not quite an everyman, must appeal to all - a man unsuited to war, pushing to find a role in a situation and society far from his comfort zone."
"Wonderful book - Harriet Pringle is the true hero (not Guy, as Anthony Burgess claimed) - The Levant Trilogy is just as good. Don't be put off by the horrible edition."
"I've heard Henry Green doesn't suit everyone, but I can't think why not - he writes about the ordinary, which is particularly powerful here, writing about an ordinary man in the middle of the blitz."
"In some ways more important than the actual accounts of the war, written during the war this beautiful work reflects the preoccupations of those caught up in it's deprivations."
"The twelve books that constitute A Dance to the Music of Time span the 20s to the 60s and centre around WWII - you should start with Spring and work through, because they are each gems."
