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The Green Road by Anne Enright

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macbeckyton's review against another edition

4.0

Anne Enright writes about family and place like no other author I know, with rich Irish landscapes and characters who are infuriating and relatable and flawed and gloriously human.

kategci's review against another edition

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4.0

I read this in preparation of meeting the author. In this family saga, I felt some parts were crystal clear and others were hazy. Initially told from the point of view of 4 siblings, they dovetail near the end, when their mother has them come back home for one last Christmas. She is selling their childhood home and despite their distance from her, they are conflicted about her decision. Two of the children were very clear to me, but the other two never came to life as defined characters. Despite this flaw and the muddled ending, there was so much in this book that reminded me of my Irish grandparents. I can't wait to meet the author!

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

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3.0

This wasn't as captivating and intruiging as I had hoped. Expected to ber very invested in the story but went by rather quickly and quietly. Not the first book to do that recently so perhaps it's my current mood or if I just keep picking the wrong books up

lungching's review against another edition

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3.0

This book is well written, but did not hold my attention. It seemed to be constantly trying to build the characters, yet I really was not getting to know them. The character building stretched the story line to a transparent thinness. And, I admit, a good story is important, unless I am learning somehting new, which I wasn't in this book.

jessicarc88's review against another edition

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3.0

I wrote a decent review of this and lost the wifi connection as I tried to save it. But basically, the book is about four grown siblings and their dementia riddled crazy mother that are all very different and don't even necessarily like each other but understand each other in a way that only people growing up in the same house can know and understand you.

amn028's review against another edition

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3.0

This book suffered from great expectations. I'd read/hear so many positive reviews and was very excited to get my hands on it. It did not manage to live up to the hype. It is a good book and reads well. In Part 1 covers a span of about 20 years with each child and the mother have their own chapter. Part 2 everyone comes together. It was interesting to watch as the characters easily slide back into the childhood persona roles and the struggle they felt as they tried not to. The story just seems to stop after bringing forth another layer, which is frustrating but fits the book perfectly.