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meghankg 's review for:
The Lilac Bus: A Novel
by Maeve Binchy
I really have no idea how to rate this book. I read this to be able to check-off a few boxes on my reading challenge, including a book of “short stories” and while the first half of this includes stories that all connect together by including some of the same characters, this is truly a book of short stories. With that being said, I have never been a fan of reading books of unconnected stories. I typically read novels to become absorbed in another world or the lives of other people and that is usually the reason I am drawn to Maeve Binchy as an author. Do these stories still contain her trademark style and depth of character? Absolutely, but I missed the ability to become connected with the characters I was reading about. Part of the reason I always tend to avoid collections of short stories is because I just start getting attached to a character and then the story is over. Overall, I enjoyed many of the stories in this collection (particularly the Dublin 4, I found them to be much more in line with her novel length stories), but will probably take another long break from reading short story collections and return to my usual full-length novels.