cinzia 's review for:

A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

2.0

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I genuinely feel so awful for not liking this book because Doireann is clearly a very lovely and talented writer. I can sense she is such a sweet and genuine person while reading this book with so much talent and determination.

However, I’m afraid I found no drive or purpose to keep reading it as I didn’t connect with the narrative voice. I never felt connected or inspired, and I never knew why I should want to be on this journey, nor was I engaged in it.

It’s such a shame though, because my lack of enjoyment reading this book isn’t reflective of the writer’s passion, talent, intelligence or personality - it’s just purely my relationship with the tone in which it was written. I hate to be so frank, but the narrative bored me, and the connection with Dubh wasn’t enough to keep me wanting to read it. I admired her love for Dubh, but I didn’t know enough about the “why” behind it all to be invested in it.

Though I’m CLEARLY in the minority here, so don’t take my word for it. I’m so happy for Ní Ghríofa getting so much love and acclaim for her debut novel, and I hope she continues to write and bring so much joy to so many people.