Birdy | Litsy

Birdy | William Wharton

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#booked2019 @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen
bk to movie -a film i saw when it came out @ cinema + loved but haven't seen since and picked this bk from tbr for the challenge. It is a moving story of childhood friendships and what war does to men. The honesty in a later chapter was moving as Al admits to fear whilst birdy has sunk into trauma induced illness. loved the bk despite a chapter that dog lovers shd avoid & š‘‡

andrew61 A bit too much abt the intricacies of canary breeding. Now i really want to watch the film again. 5y

rretzler What a great movie - how could I not have realized it was a book! 5y

andrew61 @rretzler yes and i don't know why I've not watched since the 80's - i don't even recall seeing it coming up on tv or as a dvd. 5y

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rretzler I haven‘t either. It‘s time! 5y

Cinfhen I‘m not familiar with book or movie š™ 5y

andrew61 @Cinfhen a very young nicholas cage and Matthew modine, early 80's. 5y

rretzler @Cinfhen Its definitely worth a watch if you can find it. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Unique pick for this prompt. I remember this movie! 5y

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andrew61

Birdy | William Wharton

#inmemoriam #maybookflowers #America #rockinmay
Thought id post three books more reflective of memorial day. Books from my tbr.

Cinfhen I haven't read any š 8y

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Leftcoastzen

Birdy | William Wharton

#rockinmay day 7 #philadelphiafreedom Wharton's first novel is highly acclaimed ,dealing with a harsh working class childhood ,plus the mental and psychological scars of World War II .Birdys name comes from his obsession with birds,so obsessed, he wants to be a bird.Takes place in suburban Philly.still on my TBR.