Birdsong

So far I've only read the first 100 pages, and I am surprised by the content. I began the book knowing nothing about what was to come, assuming that it would be all about the war-so far the story has been of a particularly romantic kind, not one mention of war.. This first plotline, of Stephen's affair with Madame Azaire, is really interesting-much more so than I was expecting of a war book! Other than the few explicit scenes, that I've been told are quite incongruous with the rest of the book, the story is fascinating and keeps you reading. However, I've found it quite a slow read, as some of Faulks's descriptions are a bit too much, and I have struggled to get through it - the plot up to now has made up for this though..
Not sure how to end this, I wanted to put something about my expectations for the war section-but to put 'I'm thoroughly looking forward to reading about the war' (or something of the sort) seems a little morbid.. Finished rambling now - bye :)