I am currently doing A-Level English Literature, and we are studying this book along with the play Journey's End for coursework. There are approxamitly 25 of us in the class, and only me, one othet person and my teacher actually enjoy the book! When I first read it, I thought it was incrediable, and I couldn't understand how the rest of the class disliked it! You really get to see into the characters minds; and the omniscient narrator allows you to be any of the characters you want when you're reading it. My favourite character is definatly Billy Prior, a character which Pat Barker impressively captures to pronounce his characters voice and moods. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone, as I would definatly say it is one of the most impressive novels I have read in recently.