2.22k reviews for:

Long Island

Colm Tóibín

3.76 AVERAGE

jennrid's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annbesonen's review against another edition

3.25

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

ekoozmin's review against another edition

4.0

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I love the writing style used both in this book and “Brooklyn,” but the I was disappointed by story in this book.  People whose characters I initially admired and trusted in the first book turned out to have flaws and questionable judgement in the second book. But they wouldn’t be human if they didn’t. So, for me it was well written morality tale.

izzieerxx's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hazeyp123's review against another edition

3.5

reflective

annalundgren's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katiejane's review against another edition

3.25

emotional sad medium-paced

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Listened to the audiobook nicely narrated by Jessie Buckley.

A literary soap opera?? Good writing but quite a dreary read. Stil a bit of a page turner nonetheless, with a great narrator. Very similar to the first novel 'Brooklyn' but without the levity of youthfulness or as many playful supporting characters.

leonie_wigs's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brenna_rose's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mslapp's review against another edition

5.0

reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A worthy follow-up to Toibin's Brooklyn, written with the same lucidity, grace, and dispassionate interest in human behavior.