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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
I couldn't get into it. I also didn't like the religious context.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A poem. Beautiful prose. Beautiful funny struggling Irish villagers. Heartbreaking decisions and moments and fate. Sentences so good you read them over and over for the pure joy of it.
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not sure whether to give it a 3 or a 4. Lovely, lyrical writing lots of atmosphere, sense of a place and time, but a bit of a drawn out story.
emotional
hopeful
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
Beautiful reminder that it is our privilege to simply live.
Such a slow read. I might come back to it one day, especially if visiting Ireland.
Loved the language, just too much at this moment'.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
This story is written so beautifully, the characters so charming, I felt transported to a different time and place. It took me awhile to read it as it is very slow paced and I had to get into the rhythm of William’s rambling descriptions but once I did, it was as if I was sitting with a charming Irishman as he told a story of his past with all the details and rabbit holes that Irish storytelling entails. This is not a criticism, I loved it. A beautiful coming of age story about first loves, regrets and the future landing on the doorstep. I am of similar age as the narrator (author maybe?) and I was reminded of my own awareness of change announcing itself as color television, dishwasher s and electric typewriters then computers came on the scene. Electricity arriving in this small , rural town is a game changer for these people yet, is it really all for the better? I enjoyed the narrator’s navigation of loss and first love, Christy’s commitment to righting the wrongs he has committed and Ganga and Doady’s simple life. This is happiness indeed.
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced