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laviniag 's review for:
The Green Road
by Anne Enright
The Green Road is such an Irish novel (not that I'm an expert in Irish lit- yet, ha!) but it encapsulates everything you know about Ireland (clichés like alcohol and immigration included).
I could totally and uncomfortably relate to the Madigan family, at some point I had the weird feeling that maybe in another life Ann Enright met my maternal grandmother and based Rosaleen's character on her. I also fell in love with the Madigan children, somehow I feel the girls are portrayed in much more depth, though, weirdly enough, Dan's chapter is definitely my favourite and probably the best piece of prose I've read this year. I especially loved Constance, she reminded me a lot of my mother, with her devotion to the family, putting herself second for the sake of others and all that.
Pick this up, you won't be disappointed. Unless family dramas are not your cup of tea.
I could totally and uncomfortably relate to the Madigan family, at some point I had the weird feeling that maybe in another life Ann Enright met my maternal grandmother and based Rosaleen's character on her. I also fell in love with the Madigan children, somehow I feel the girls are portrayed in much more depth, though, weirdly enough, Dan's chapter is definitely my favourite and probably the best piece of prose I've read this year. I especially loved Constance, she reminded me a lot of my mother, with her devotion to the family, putting herself second for the sake of others and all that.
Pick this up, you won't be disappointed. Unless family dramas are not your cup of tea.