The Barracks by John McGahern
The Barracks

John McGahern

The Barracks

John McGahern

232 pages first pub 1963 (view editions) user-added

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The Barracks by John McGahern is ideal for readers seeking a slow-burning, emotionally resonant exploration of human fragility and existential purpose, set against the quiet tumult of mid-20th-century Irish life.

Description

Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom - and loneliness - marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. The children are not her own; her husband is straining to break free from the servile security of the police force; and her own ...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 56 reviews

Moods

emotional: 100%

challenging: 33%

dark: 33%

funny: 33%

hopeful: 33%

informative: 33%

lighthearted: 33%

sad: 33%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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