catdad77a45 's review for:

From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan

4.0

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I thoroughly enjoyed Ryan's previous Booker nominee (The Spinning Heart), and though I bought this upon its initial publication early in the year, I hadn't gotten around to reading it until its own Booker nomination. It's a quick read, taking only a few hours, but a lot is packed into the pages. Ryan's lush prose and deft characterization are once again in evidence, and his development of the interconnections between his three seemingly disparate story lines are worked out with some nice surprises, if a bit abruptly. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it makes the shortlist, and should that happen, I have a feeling I will reread it then.