Reviews

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

see_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully and powerfully told through searing yet sparse prose. What is unsaid is a common theme in (Northern) Irish literature and this is skillfully deployed in Trespasses. The tensions and trauma bubbling under leave characters trying to navigate between both spoken and unspoken boundaries, with varying success and often with terrible consequences. An excellent examination love and loss amid the Troubles in Belfast, and how some people from different communities tried and failed to coexist, despite the best of intentions.

monazaneefer's review against another edition

Considering there are books I've read a while ago but never reviewed, I don't want the simple existence of it on my 'read' shelf to come across as some sort of advocation for it but, instead, I would like to make my views clear on it.

This book was not for me and I regret reading it...to the point that I even deleted it from my kindle library. Call me a prude but the book was gross.

laurenkelly1211's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I was enjoying this enough, then something happened which changed my perspective and let's just say I missed my stop as I couldn't stop reading

cervella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

eliseormord's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

charemr's review against another edition

Too boring! 

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

mackpark's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

hclin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

httpchxn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75