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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
A great little novella. On the surface level, it’s about a surprising deathbed confessional made to a town priest, but really, it’s about us never knowing what’s going on with others and how we are quick to judge. A great read-alike for Small Things Like These.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This novella length book explores the human need for connection and purpose. Father Declan is fly fishing at the beginning of this story, the day after burying one of his parishioners. Kevin had passed away from old age, and wanted to make confession on his deathbed.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a great book for a group discussion.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This lovely little book was a Christmas gift from Scott's Aunt Shirley and Uncle Bill, the keepers of the llamas-in-law. They're readers. I love to get books from readers.
The book is set in Connemara, that bastion of sean nós dance and fine ponies. The main character is a priest/fisherman, who is pondering some salacious and tragic news he's learned from one of his parishioners. The characters are engaging, and the story is tragic but plausible. The dialog sways towards caricatures here and there, but not too terribly and not for too long. It's a good novella.
The book is set in Connemara, that bastion of sean nós dance and fine ponies. The main character is a priest/fisherman, who is pondering some salacious and tragic news he's learned from one of his parishioners. The characters are engaging, and the story is tragic but plausible. The dialog sways towards caricatures here and there, but not too terribly and not for too long. It's a good novella.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated