Last week I finally got to read to Pazi again. Have been missing doing that for months and months, so it felt good to return to sharing stories with each other. Was also satisfying to at last get to the end of The Austere Academy, so next time we can start on book 6.

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Published 1994, copyright 1993

Recommended Rating: R18+[NDVLH]

Nudity

Drug Use (cigarettes, alcohol [underage])

Strong Violence

Language

Religious References

Restricted to persons aged 18 and over

Representations:

Although there are sections with female characters, their concerns all seem to revolve around men in or absent from their lives.