Bryson, B., 1927
Bryson, B., Shakespeare
Ford, F.M., Some Do Not ...
Ford, F.M., A Man Could Stand Up
Ford, F.M., The Last Post
Maugham, W. S. The Moon and Sixpence
Maugham, W. S. The Razor's edge
Wrangham, R., Catching Fire: how cooking makes us human
Zelazny, R., Nine princes in Amber
It turns out Parade's End isn't about the war at all (well, maybe a bit), it's really about being a Tory. As a result, I enjoyed a lot more than I imagined I would. I even came to like what we might describe as its 'distinctive' style. And the themes are in fact eternal, not limited to the war at all. I'm not sure there's much science behind which volume I've chosen here as a favourite because obviously they only work when taken together. However, this was the most immediate, uncertain and opaque (deliberately) and all the better for it.
