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232 pages • first pub 1963 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0571119905
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber Limited
Edition Pub Date: 01 January 1983
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 ...
Community Reviews
Moods
emotional: 100%
challenging: 33%
dark: 33%
funny: 33%
hopeful: 33%
informative: 33%
lighthearted: 33%
sad: 33%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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232 pages • first pub 1963 (view editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0571119905
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber Limited
Edition Pub Date: 01 January 1983
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 ...
Community Reviews
Moods
emotional: 100%
challenging: 33%
dark: 33%
funny: 33%
hopeful: 33%
informative: 33%
lighthearted: 33%
sad: 33%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at support@thestorygraph.com to request the content warning form.