A review by blairewithane
Milkman by Anna Burns

5.0

I loved this book. I have the hard copy but also listened to it and the narration really added to the rhythm of the book. 18 year old middle sister stands out in her community for many things, among them, reading while walking. As someone who has also had many comments made about my own “reading while walking” I felt a kinship with the character.
Her descriptions of life during “the troubles” in Ireland captured the constant feeling of being watched and on alert and aware of even minute things are impacted by the conflict. The structure and sentences were different from anything I’ve read and I found it beautiful and surprising.