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Subject matter poignant, sensitively handled and human. Writing style... alliteration 'top-heavy' for me. But, it's up for an award and purely a personal critique. Won't argue with it's merits!
As Ballina prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, introspective loner Dev answers his …
The grit of real life lived. The prospect of 'violence' ever present.... without being courted. An ever pervasive presence when it threatens. The uncertainty of it ending. Is it over? Characters' PTSD lived with.
True to form Mr O'Connor takes us on a journey which educates, elucidate's, shocks and absorbs us. We feel the fear and the elation. Masterful.
Where's 'This is Happiness by Niall Williams?
Where is 'This is Happiness ' by said author?
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At 595 pages this is a 'monumental' read. The breadth of subject matter covered is an awesome achievement. 1984-2044 timelined, in fact and imaginary. A parallel world; civilisation breakdown....the climate crisis foretold; characters relatable and expansive cultural references. Enjoyed it.
Doesn't disappoint 😉.
The Husband's Secret is a novel by Liane Moriarty that was first published on 30 …
Skips along at a pace that makes it easy reading. Her female characters are facing 'real-life' dilemmas. Grief; loss of a child; adultery; having 'the rug pulled out from under one' and still getting up in the morning! All handled intelligently by the author and not all 'happy ever after' - which makes it a palatable read.
The Husband's Secret is a novel by Liane Moriarty that was first published on 30 July 2013. The novel tells …
You will cry. In sorrow and with rage. Incredible investigative journalism that has made it possible for the horrific to be 'palatable' and hence, known. Huge Thankyou to the author and a lasting, sensitive, loving legacy for those deceased and those bereaved. The rest of us should be 'raging'!
"Joe and Kate Ruttledge, have come to rural Ireland from London in search of a …
Capturing the slowed pace; of characters' interaction in the 'simple life' lived. The seething undercurrents and ultimately 'a kindness of understanding'. The human construct.
An interesting experience of the deteriorating mind, rationalised, through a young man's eyes. The reader given access to the thinking processes of an emerging 'psychopathic' personality and their unwitting contacts.The writing style reminiscent of Dorothy Parker's short stories. In that we are that 'fly on the wall'.
If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die. …
As the complex characters fumble their way through the 'cock-ups' of the Security Services....we, the readers, baulk at the probable realism portrayed and 'thank the stars' for these fictional rouges!
