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Title: doesn't live up to the hype
Review: I had seen the PBS movie of Birdsong, and liked it very much. I ordered the book, thinking I was in for a luscious read, but instead found the writing pedestrian, the characters wooden, without life, and was totally bored before I got to the end of the first chapter. I never throw books out, even bad ones, so this was will be donated to my local library. Can't believe this is considered a "great" by Brits. The writer must have a lot of friends in high literary places. Henry James he isn't!!!
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