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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Instead of thinking that this was profound, I thought it was rather pointless. How can a whole book be about one person and at the end you think what was the point of this??? It was not for me.
reflective
slow-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
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Really loved Nora Webster—it felt so good to be back in Enniscorthy. Nora’s journey through grief was absolutely heartbreaking but beautifully written. It’s a quiet, gentle book, but so powerful in the way it shows her slowly finding herself again. Tóibín’s writing is just stunning. Not a fast-paced read, but one that really stays with you. 💛
Nice read, made me happy. Nothing much happens just a book about life, adapting and changing along the way.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Beautifully written and quiet story of an Irish woman widowed at 40 with four children - two grown daughters and two younger sons. Nora's world is about family, friendships, and life in a small town where everyone knows you (or thinks they do) and feels free to offer advice. Fans of big plots should bypass. But the characterization of Nora is complete, and comparable to Olive Kitteridge. Nora is hard to fathom at times, and completely (scarily) relatable - like Olive - at other times. Audiobook narrated by Fiona Shaw in a lovely Irish accent.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A truly mesmerising book. Dripping with grief in the first half. We see Nora Webster, after the death of her husband Maurice, and her children start to live again. So beautifully written and tenderly observed, steeped in the setting of Ireland.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief