In reply to felt:
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> Hmmm, Into, eh? One for the historians, I think; a bit limited in its appeal.
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> Not everyone wants to wade (ahem) through pages and pages about WWI, esp as they are so ill-informed. And it's the most appallingly written book, I'm sorry to say. Not sure how it ever won that prize.
We can agree to disagree on this then (and on musicals too from the looks of that thread
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I guess the OP has a few choices to consider and to pick from anyway.