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A review by ilegnealle
1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution by Morgan Llywelyn
4.0
I loved the fourth part of this series, as I did with all of it's predecessors.
I just really love Barry, even though he is definitely flawed or even problematic at times, but I found him to be incredibly charming and I cared a great deal about him. However, it was difficult at times to keep in mind that Barry is not Ned.
Ursula is less likeable in this book than she was in the third, but admittetly, she did play a rather small role in this book.
Barbara was difficult for me - she really is a mess at first. But I liked her character development, even though things went a bit fast at the end.
Séamus McCoy was hilarious. i loved him.
The story seems to be well-researched, but I am not an expert on Irish history, so I can't really comment on that. It really drew me in, though, and I was glued to the pages. Like the other three books, it is a roller-coaster of funny, charming and heartwarming, and despair and devastation.
Now I really need to find a copy of 1999 - sadly, I was unsuccessfull in finding it online.
Trigger warnings:
terrorism, death, explosions, mention of sexual assault, limb loss, blood, police brutality, gun violence, racism, use of n-word by white people
I just really love Barry, even though he is definitely flawed or even problematic at times, but I found him to be incredibly charming and I cared a great deal about him. However, it was difficult at times to keep in mind that Barry is not Ned.
Ursula is less likeable in this book than she was in the third, but admittetly, she did play a rather small role in this book.
Barbara was difficult for me - she really is a mess at first. But I liked her character development, even though things went a bit fast at the end.
Séamus McCoy was hilarious. i loved him.
The story seems to be well-researched, but I am not an expert on Irish history, so I can't really comment on that. It really drew me in, though, and I was glued to the pages. Like the other three books, it is a roller-coaster of funny, charming and heartwarming, and despair and devastation.
Now I really need to find a copy of 1999 - sadly, I was unsuccessfull in finding it online.
Trigger warnings:
terrorism, death, explosions, mention of sexual assault, limb loss, blood, police brutality, gun violence, racism, use of n-word by white people