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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
slow-paced
challenging
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This allegory of the fall of British rule in Ireland's War of Independance in the 19-teens was an odd, engaging, frustrating book. It has echoes The Master and Margrita in its "literature-ness", dark humor, absurdism, and historical touch points. There's a lot happening that I knew *means* something, but I'm not sure what - not knowing nuances of the Irish revolution post-1916. I'll have to go read a deep dive on this book now. But as "literature", it's an interesting, weird, slow, yet engaging story.
funny
sad
I really wanted to love this book. I thought the writing was brilliant and the story was fantastical and delightfully absurd. My only real issue was that is was slow. I found myself plodding through even though I really liked what Farrell was doing. It was a conundrum.
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
This was such a joy to read and a new perspective on a period of Irish history that I don't know very well which I enjoyed
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a wild, witty, and frustrating ride. Coming into this book with the intent to read the series because I stumbled onto the wikipedia page of a TV show based on the third books was a remarkable introduction to Farrell. Excited to continue!
This book was challenging to finish because
a) the pacing is slow, steady, and precise
b) i am so frustrated by the main character, grow a backbone sir
c) i couldn't begin to care about the other characters
I was driven by the sheer hope that the ending would satiate my suffering (so ex-catholic of me) and, those catholics were onto something, cuz yeah okay the ending was a resolution I can rest with.
This book was challenging to finish because
a) the pacing is slow, steady, and precise
b) i am so frustrated by the main character, grow a backbone sir
c) i couldn't begin to care about the other characters
I was driven by the sheer hope that the ending would satiate my suffering (so ex-catholic of me) and, those catholics were onto something, cuz yeah okay the ending was a resolution I can rest with.
Reminded me of Gormanghast except with an interesting historical context.