A review by jaime_c
Thin Places: A Natural History of Healing and Home by Kerri ní Dochartaigh

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

I wanted to enjoy this book more than I did, which as a review is unfair. 

I found what Dochartaigh was attempting was interesting; I enjoyed being teased with certain details, and left with unknown gaps to fill (such as being left to really consider the broken pieces of her immediate family). I enjoyed how she played with what was left unsaid.

However, the text I found overall very repetitive. I found myself skimming certain passages, sure I’d already read them. By the final chapters I was tired of the style, of the circling and recircling/recycling of themes.

I appreciate that this book will speak deeply to some. The parts I loved were discussions of thin places and  her relationship with her grandfather. I found this very open and tender.

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