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A review by richardbakare
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
3.0
Colm Tolbin’s “Long Island” is a synergy of Sally Rooney’s romantic stories and Ann Napolitano’s family dramas. It was engaging from the first paragraph and is the follow up to her book “Brooklyn.” This one takes place 20-ish years after the first book. I didn’t know it was a series at the time of picking it up. Tolbin’s written “Long Island” to stand on its own and extend the Ellis Lacy story at the same time.
Though it starts with a bang, it did lull in the middle and lost me in some parts. In the end it pulled itself back together and ends at a point that will leave you wishing for a third installment. I am sure some production house will pick up and adapt this novel for television as well. It has all the romantic, playful, and just the right amount of messy drama to make for good TV.
Tolbin produces vivid imagery of setting and time that flows neatly out from elegant style of writing. I have never been to Ireland but felt like it was at the top of my fingers with every page. I especially love how Tolbin uses dual perspectives on the same scene to enrich the experience for the reader. It omnipresent in a he said she said kind of way. A good read but still a surprise to me that it made Oprah’s book club list.
Though it starts with a bang, it did lull in the middle and lost me in some parts. In the end it pulled itself back together and ends at a point that will leave you wishing for a third installment. I am sure some production house will pick up and adapt this novel for television as well. It has all the romantic, playful, and just the right amount of messy drama to make for good TV.
Tolbin produces vivid imagery of setting and time that flows neatly out from elegant style of writing. I have never been to Ireland but felt like it was at the top of my fingers with every page. I especially love how Tolbin uses dual perspectives on the same scene to enrich the experience for the reader. It omnipresent in a he said she said kind of way. A good read but still a surprise to me that it made Oprah’s book club list.