Sebastian Faulks

Having read only a few chapters of Birdsong so far, I have quickly realised that Sebastian Faulk's writing techniques are extremely descriptive, maybe a little too much, risking the chance of the readers interest becoming less and less. However, he balances this out for a sudden change of happenings, something so interesting that the reader's attention is brought back to the novel and they want to continue reading.

In the first three chapters, the war has not yet been mentioned, which makes me wonder how Faulk's will all of a sudden bring it into the novel, another aspect that makes me want to carry on reading. (That & the fact that I have no choice!) Despite the wordy pages, I am so far enjoying Birdsong and I'm captivated to see what will happen next!