Birdy

by William Wharton
List(s):"Racine Library List"
Category: "Fiction - General"
Pages:310
Year of Publication:1978
Date Added:04/29/2009
Date Read:09/05/2009
Notes:It's after World War II. Birdy is in the mental hospital, lost in dreams of when he was a kid raising canaries and thinking he's one of his birds. His friend Al, injured in the war, is brought in to talk with him about shared experiences. At the end of the book, Birdy comes out of it enough to talk with Al, who is also a bit crazy and they plan a scheme to break out of the hospital.
My Rating: 5

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Review - Birdy

When Al was remembering the stuff he and Birdy did as a kid, it was fairly interesting. When Birdy was remembering raising canaries, it was OK. But when he was pretending he was a bird, it was just stupid and the ending was pointless.

Reviewed by Roger on 2009-09-05 19:20:30

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