A review by whitneyplange
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

3.0

I enjoyed reading this book but kept expecting a conflict or some sort of significant issue to arise. Besides the tragic death of her sister the book was pretty even keel- with not a lot of high or low emotional points. The main character's lack of a personality, ability to make her own choices, and reactive instead of proactive actions are infuriating. There were a lot of things that bothered me about this character and even though the book wasn't fantastic I do think it would be interesting to read as a book club. If only to discuss Eilis and her decisions (or lack thereof)