Reviews

The Darkness Echoing: Exploring Ireland's Places of Famine, Death and Rebellion by Gillian O'Brien

margaretkearney's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

gracews_library's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

bienchen18's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

mazzup's review against another edition

dark informative reflective

4.0

bgg616's review against another edition

3.0

This book promised to be about Ireland's obsession with death. It started with an account of the author's grandmother's own obsession with her own funeral, but needed more accounts like this. It is primarily a history of places around Ireland: prisons, battle fields, small museums with themes including The Famine, Emigration, and Death. The writer is a historian and the biggest contribution of this book may be her suggestions for museums to improve their appeal and relevance.

holly_golightly's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75