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A review by kate66
Young Skins by Colin Barrett
4.0
I thoroughly enjoy a good short story and Colin Barrett is certainly a good story teller.
There are no real twists in the stories and they can come across as quite gloomy. However they convey a small town Ireland that is easily recognisable (or small town anywhere come to that). There's not much hope for the inhabitants with few job opportunities and very little in the way of passionate romances either.
However Mr Barrett has a way with words that keeps you reading. The stories start out strong and get better. I look forward to more by this author and hope he dares to write a novel in the future.
Recommended.
There are no real twists in the stories and they can come across as quite gloomy. However they convey a small town Ireland that is easily recognisable (or small town anywhere come to that). There's not much hope for the inhabitants with few job opportunities and very little in the way of passionate romances either.
However Mr Barrett has a way with words that keeps you reading. The stories start out strong and get better. I look forward to more by this author and hope he dares to write a novel in the future.
Recommended.