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A review by emmarj
The Dirty Dust: Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain
2.0
As it turns out, the conversations of the dead is only very interesting for 100 pages or so.
The story (or stories) are found in the dialogue so you have to work for it. The reading can be difficult and confusing because there isn't even a "Patrick said' to guide you. You must learn each speaker's style of speech or recall who discusses who/what.
Anyway, I lost interest eventually because there isn't a whole lot of development in any of the stories. We learn a lot about all the different characters but it's all who had more money, who inherited what, who married whom, and so on for the entirely of the book.
The story (or stories) are found in the dialogue so you have to work for it. The reading can be difficult and confusing because there isn't even a "Patrick said' to guide you. You must learn each speaker's style of speech or recall who discusses who/what.
Anyway, I lost interest eventually because there isn't a whole lot of development in any of the stories. We learn a lot about all the different characters but it's all who had more money, who inherited what, who married whom, and so on for the entirely of the book.