A review by eabhawall
Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain

4.0

What an extraordinary person. I enjoyed a lot about this memoir, Nuala's style of writing is so rich, her turn of phrase so elegant and unexpected. Structurally I found this a bit of a mess at times, the interrupted flow meant I never read too much at a time. With so many names and time hops my brain would tend to get a bit frazzled. She was truly an outrageous character and I appreciated her candor. She was completely herself and didn't shape the story to present a particular narrative, or forgiving picture of herself. She accomplished many great things, but my word there are so many deeply tragic anecdotes.