I'm getting the idea that while Pat Barker's average work is very, very good (like this one), Regeneration and The Ghost Road were both transcendent. After I read those, I was so swept up that I decided to read everything she's written. Life Class does not dissuade me from that goal, but after it and Union Street and Blow Your House Down, I've realized that Regeneration might be her masterpiece. So maybe I'll pursue the rest more slowly.