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Iliad and Odyssey boxed set 38 reviews
Homer
Penguin Classics, 1999
An Excellent Read; A little wordy, but a good set of books
+ Accessible cornerstone of Western literature
+ Highly readable translation
+ Wonderful
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The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Penguin Classics)10 reviews
Jaroslav Hasek
Penguin Classics, 2005
the good soldier svejk
+ Hasek and Abe Lincoln
+ witty writing
+ Picaresque antiwar classic
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All Quiet on the Western Front456 reviews
Erich Maria Remarque
Ballantine Books, 1987
A Great Work
+ "A line, a short line, trudges off into the morning."
+ Murder on the Western Front
+ A must for any student or non-specialist general reader
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The Regeneration Trilogy 8 reviews
Pat Barker
Viking Books, 1996
Heartbreaking, galvanizing
+ Moral Complexity
+ regenerating british fiction
+ Characterisation - Smaracterisation
+ PAT BARKER'S REGENERATION TRILOGY REVIEWED BY JOHN CHUCKMAN
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The Thin Red Line80 reviews
James Jones
Delta, 1998
Top notch historical fiction
+ Thin Red Line is the ultimate historical fiction novel
+ A Comprehensive Review of The Thin Red Line
+ the harsh reality of battle humanity
+ A Piece of the Action
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Catch-22832 reviews
Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Lighthearted and comical, yet dark and meaningful
+ 25 words or less
+ Incredible
+ Great Characters Living With Death
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Parade's End (Carcanet Fiction)16 reviews
Ford Madox Ford
Carcanet Press Ltd., 2007
quietly sad and fully realized:
+ A rare gift
+ Parade's End
+ simply the best novel I've read in past decade
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War and Peace63 reviews
Leo Tolstoy
Knopf, 2007
Nothing more to be said
+ Essential -- a staggering achievement
+ the very best
+ The drums of war, then as now, beat out the same sad tune.
+ The Tao of Love and War
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The Red Badge of Courage 24 reviews
Stephen Crane
Prestwick House Inc., 2004
Thanks for help with my budget
+ Not the dull book you might expect
+ A very flawed classic--in no wise a masterpiece...
+ Great book. Very interesting.
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The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library) 6 reviews
Evelyn Waugh
Everyman's Library, 1994
Five stars for Waugh, 0 stars for Everyman's Library
+ A War to Make the World Free for Mediocrity
+ the best novels of world war 2
+ A Good Man in World War II
+ Plummy fun
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The Heat of the Day7 reviews
Elizabeth Bowen
Anchor, 2002
Private hazards of war
+ Intriguing but difficult
+ Style and secrets
One sign of a good book is that it continues to pursue you after you have read the last page and put it down. First of all, I liked the switches of scene from war-torn London to the tranquil but disheartened countryside. We are reminded of the constraints of the blackout, ridiculous absence of ...
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War and Peace63 reviews
Leo Tolstoy
Knopf, 2007
Nothing more to be said
+ Essential -- a staggering achievement
+ the very best
+ The drums of war, then as now, beat out the same sad tune.
+ The Tao of Love and War
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The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Penguin Classics)10 reviews
Jaroslav Hasek
Penguin Classics, 2005
the good soldier svejk
+ Hasek and Abe Lincoln
+ witty writing
+ Picaresque antiwar classic
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|
|
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|
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The Thin Red Line80 reviews
James Jones
Delta, 1998
Top notch historical fiction
+ Thin Red Line is the ultimate historical fiction novel
+ A Comprehensive Review of The Thin Red Line
+ the harsh reality of battle humanity
+ A Piece of the Action
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All Quiet on the Western Front456 reviews
Erich Maria Remarque
Ballantine Books, 1987
A Great Work
+ "A line, a short line, trudges off into the morning."
+ Murder on the Western Front
+ A must for any student or non-specialist general reader
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Parade's End (Carcanet Fiction)16 reviews
Ford Madox Ford
Carcanet Press Ltd., 2007
quietly sad and fully realized:
+ A rare gift
+ Parade's End
+ simply the best novel I've read in past decade
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The Regeneration Trilogy8 reviews
Pat Barker
Viking Books, 1996
Heartbreaking, galvanizing
+ Moral Complexity
+ regenerating british fiction
+ Characterisation - Smaracterisation
+ PAT BARKER'S REGENERATION TRILOGY REVIEWED BY JOHN CHUCKMAN
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Iliad and Odyssey boxed set38 reviews
Homer
Penguin Classics, 1999
An Excellent Read; A little wordy, but a good set of books
+ Accessible cornerstone of Western literature
+ Highly readable translation
+ Wonderful
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Catch-22832 reviews
Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Lighthearted and comical, yet dark and meaningful
+ 25 words or less
+ Incredible
+ Great Characters Living With Death
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The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library)6 reviews
Evelyn Waugh
Everyman's Library, 1994
Five stars for Waugh, 0 stars for Everyman's Library
+ A War to Make the World Free for Mediocrity
+ the best novels of world war 2
+ A Good Man in World War II
+ Plummy fun
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