A review by baileyvk
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan

4.0

Let me start off by saying: the writing in this was phenomenal. The literary power,,,,that is 5 stars. I loved the way Ryan weaved these storylines together and gave each character a personality through his writing style. HOWEVER. This is a 4-star for me. :/ I had really hoped Farouk to be more....central to the book? When his part was over I was like alright he's gonna narrate the last bit right and then,,,he didn't. I just didn't really see how his character was necessary--he felt more like a prop than a fully-fleshed out character, and his story was way less intertwined than the other two men were. Overall, I'm kind of :/ about that. But the other two main characters, Lampy and John, had such a good story and that was really powerful. Also the perspective of Mrs. Coyne at the end?? Amazing.