The Eye in the Door: The Regeneration Trilogy, Book 2 Audiobook (Unabridged)

" My favorite of the Regeneration trilogy "

" Meh... confusing story (actually a continuation of the story) of WWI through the eyes of gay English soldiers hospitalized back home for battle fatigue. Tries to tie together (much less successfully than book #1) themes of conscientious objectors, witch hunts for homosexuals, and "shall shock." "

" My second favourite in the trilogy. The spying story is thrilling. "

" The second book in the Regeneration trilogy, but I read it last. Probably my second favorite of the three, with first best and last least enjoyable. Once again the theme of war and its profound physical but even more psychic impact on young men's minds and bodies. "

" Not as good as the first book in the trilogy but still a good story about the struggles with the mind post war. Will have to read the final instalment. "

" The second book in a great trilogy - Eye in the Door is the weakest of the three books. However, it is still worth reading. "

" Had some excellent moments as when Prior speaks as his second self but not my favourite of the trilogy. Hard-hitting and memorable however. "

" Good continuation of casualties of WW1. Great description of impact on mental health of men in the trenches. "

" My favorite of the Regeneration trilogy. Billy Prior is a fabulous, real, vivid, character. "

" A worthy followup to Regeneration, and further proof that Barker can tackle huge themes and existential problems without losing her audience for lack of interest. Her prose shines and her characters are rich and complex. "

" The second book in a great trilogy! A must read for lovers of history!! "

" Gripping reading, hard to put down. "

" I'm not sure I really 'enjoyed' reading this book though it is well written and subject matter is really interesting! it's not a page turner and took me a while to get through it. I am looking forward to 3rd one but might give it a while. "

" A book about domestic spying during World War I with the same cast of characters that can be found in other books by the author. The writing is of uniformly high quality. "

" This second part of the Regeneration trilogy was a bit harder to get into. In this one we are following Billy the most, while still getting glimpese of the others' lives. His character is so much more difficult to get a hold of, to have sympathy for. "

" Pretty much everyone should read her "Regeneration" series. It's tough going (WW I, poets, psychiatry, morality of war) but worth it entirely. "

" Sequel to Regeneration, interesting follow-up that continues to deal with impact of 1st World War on a variety of equally interesting characters. The author portrays well the feelings and thoughts of the pacifist / anti war movement of that period. "

" Very different than Regeneration, and not quite as good. I felt like it was something I had to read after Regeneration, but I'm not sure if I'll read the third - this one touched on very different subjects that just didn't hit home for me. "

" Continuation of Pat Barker's trilogy of the futility of war and its negative effects. "

" After reading the 2nd volume, I'm thinking that the war wounds were so profound that they must exist as scars even in our generation. "

" More war, more madness. A good follow-up to Regeneration, but not quite as powerful. Still, well worth the read. "

" all gets a tad bleak and pointless in this thankfully short volume "

" So not for me. It started off soo good, just like the other ones... "

" Back to Rivers, the psychologist in WWI, and his insights into the damage war does to men. The author, again, peels away the surface of propriety, English propriety, and lets us see the real people. Feels a lot like Regeneration #1, not sure if I'll go for the third book in Regeneration or not. "