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Double Vision (Paperback)

by Pat Barker (Author)
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  • Paperback: 307 pages
  • Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd; Uncorrected Proof Copy edition (5 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0241142253
  • ISBN-13: 978-0241142257
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 465,903 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another sound performance from this gifted writer., 9 Sep 2003
This review is from: Double Vision (Hardcover)
Pat Barker is undoubtedly one of our best living novelists. She seems to be able to produce a constant stream of well crafted and engaging books. And so she has again with 'Double Vision'.
Barker returns toward her most succesful theme, war and the ravages of war on the human mind. This is not something new for her (Regeneration Trilogy) but it is something that she does extremely well. All her characters are superb; well drawn and believable. This together with an engaging plot make a for some sound entertainment.
As with all of Barker's novels, there is a dark tone lurking behind all her work. It is no different here and that is something to relish.
This is a quality novel by a quality writer and thouroughly recommended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Another average novel.., 20 April 2004
This review is from: Double Vision (Hardcover)
Pat Barker has lost her way of late. After a string of average books comes this latest attempt to recapture the power and resonance of the Regeneration trilogy. The theme is very interesting but nothing is developed and the plot meanders from one random encounter to another. I get the feeling that the author did not know where she was going with this and you're left with a 'so what?' feeling at the end of it all.

I will read her next novel but I'm beginning to wonder if Pat Barker will ever equal that classic trilogy.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly poor., 30 Mar 2004
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I read a good newspaper review of this book saying that it should have been booker nominated. How wrong were they.

This is a terrible book but as long as you are reading it you don't notice. The prose is fine throughout as event after event is described to you. I read it waited and hoped that it would all make sense come the end. This did not happen. It feels utterly pointless and is too unfocused have any conherent meaning. Too many characters just go in and out of the story and it doesn't have any purpose to it at all.

My advice, get something else. This book will not reward the money you spend or the time you invest.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Topical and unputdownable
As someone who found the Regeneration trilogy very difficult to read, I approached this book with some trepidation. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2003 by G. L. Haggett

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment
This is a far cry from Pat Barker's superb Regeneration Trilogy, despite the connection implied by reference in the blurb to the novel's exploration of post-traumatic stress... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2003 by Arrem

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment from such a highly-rated author
I was drawn to this work by the reputation of the Regeneration trilogy, but this novel is the first Pat Barker I've read. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2003

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