Reviews

Amongst Women by John McGahern

justvaporlock's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

fionac326's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rosaemtodd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

rh_222006's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

luciacoutermarsh's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

maxathousnd's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Had to read this for a class. What did I learn. Some men that have fought in a war are abusive narcissists 

eloise4f995's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

orestesfasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The legacy of the IRA hangs over the republic still, though Moran’s generation is now gone. There’s a line that chills me about

Moran’s funeral, where they say there was no salute. I know people whose families rejected the IRA post war of independence, stood against them, wouldn’t talk about them, and still gunmen slipped into the crowd, rifle saluted the coffin and slipped away just as quickly. Those sorts of shadows haunt you.

_milan_'s review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ronanmcd's review against another edition

5.0

"This book could be read in two hours..." the quote on the cover says. Maybe so, but I spent ages in it, living through the repressive household, reflecting Ireland's troubles with itself in the decades after independence.
"... but it will stay with you for years" the quote continued. Yes.

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One issue I have is with my own interpretation of the book. Moran is post war Ireland. He struggles to reconcile the violence and keep it from resurfacing, he wants recognition for what he did, but recoils at that recognition, his children have gone abroad when he couldn't provide, he is stubborn and sets himself apart.