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marenvgl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
zosiablue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
doireann_ni_chaoimh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jacs63's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Best read of the year for me, so far.
Totally deserves all the nominations and rewards.
The writing is exquisite.
A tragic and heartbreaking, historical love story, on so many different levels of love.
The characters are flawed but loveable. The story is so....real.
As Cushla says at one point...'This is going to end badly...' and you know it will.
It's doomed from the start. The age gap, the different religions, the troubles in Ireland, he's married with a child....and a serial adulterer. The decisions you make. The coincidences. The lies and deceit.
It made me feel guilty that, as someone of recent Irish descent- 3 generations back-I haven't tried to read more about the 'Trouble in Ireland'. I am out to find some good books to read now. I lived in the UK till 1974 so I remember a fair bit.
Couldn't put it down once I started it.
I hope Louise Kennedy writes more books soon.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
lindsaylhunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death
mraddd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Police brutality
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Alcohol
alisonannk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism
deedireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and War
wsimcik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Violence