Birdsong (Abridged) Audiobook

" Intense and vivid, shifts from the first part pre-war brilliant moments of personal experience to a sort of distance from experience mid-war. Interesting but not his best, which I would definitely say is either Charlotte Grey or The Girl at Lion D'Or. "

" So so sad and beautiful. Read it and be outraged about the absolute futility of war (see Unbroken for a continuance of this theme too) but then amazed about the resilience of the human spirit. Fantastic book. "

" Not sure I've read a better novel than this. The first 100 pages are completely absorbing. Top drawer. "

" favourite ever read would recommend to anyone however, the ending blew me away "

" tenderly and beautifully written love story that really transports the reader to distant times. "

" I would never choose this book but, my husband read it and encouraged me to read it. I was not disappointed as it was so moving. I am not a fan of historical fiction but, in this case could not put the book down. I was moved by the characters and felt that I understood WW2 by far better after this book. Amazing book! "

" Did not enjoy this at all but I think I finished it. I read it when i was around 13 or 14 so maybe i should revisit it. "

" To be totally honest i think this book was hyped up so much to me before hand that i couldn't properly enjoy it. However i found it very moving and was taken in by the strong characters. "

" This beautifully written story, set in the First World War, has an abundance of historic detail. It is deeply compassionate, but also gloomy. It reminds us of the waste of war, especially this one fought in the trenches. "

" A good friend lent me this book, far too many years ago to remember, at a time when I had fallen out of love with reading. This book succeeded in rekindling the love, and as a result a day has not passed when I have not found time to read. "

" Moved me to tears a few times. A little bit disjointed in places. "

" This is excellent. So much about WWI I didn't know. The sex, by the way, is sizzling...But the story is fascinating. "

" This book has been sitting on my shelf for at least 3 years. I loved the story. It is graphic in both depictions of love and war with WW1 being the focus. The author portrays quite well the heartache of both love and war. Just wonderful! "

" The best description of life at the front line that I have ever read. My favourite war story of all time (so far!), closely followed by Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy. "

" Awesome book. Puts you on the front lines, or in this case, under them. A bit claustrophobic at times! "

" Read it for the war story -excellent...the romance not so much. "

" This was a little disappointing. I had hoped for more. And the ending was just a waste to me. "

" Not sure I've read a better novel than this. The first 100 pages are completely absorbing. Top drawer. "

" Up close look at WWI. The romantic story the book begins with serves as a backdrop for the characters' war experiences. Well written. "

" Long winded but a very capturing story line. It's a (semi) love story that takes place in France during WWI. "

" Taken me years to get round to reading it and it didn't disappoint. "

" The WWI scenes were so graphically violent I sometime had to skip an entire page. Tragic story with scenes of redemption - amazing writing. I read somewhere that this book is on the BBC Big Read list. "

" Plodding writing, unlikable characters, clinically written "erotic" passages... I gave up after 100 or so pages. "

" I liked this much, much more than I expected to. At first, I was more than a little intimidated by it's length, however, it took me relatively little time to finish. I found it a profoundly sad story, but not a depressing one and more importantly, a beautifully written story. "