“balder-dash”
“The story is interesting and hilarious at times but he has a serious madonna/whore complex and that's the sad thing about it (apart from the poverty). It is pretty obvious to me.”
“(spoiler)I didn't like the ending. I mean I like that he finally got to america but then he hooks up with some whores (or maybe just free sluts) and I thought..I don't want to read any more. I felt sorry for Angela...but when he grows up with the idea that a women's only function in this society is to have children to work the land and feed the family I guess it doesn't occur to him to have any respect for a woman's mind.”
“Weatherly R, you are absolutely right. It's depressing and funny at the same time, which is why it works when the movie doesn't--the movie completely overlooks the humor and makes it just a sad life. Stick with it, Maria B!I actually have family members in Ireland who grew up this way...”
“I'm still on page 84... after a long crying jag, I didn't pick it back up yet.”
“this makes me depressed i want fun when i read i dont like death i want light and joy throw angelas ashes in the river”
“Very well written and an enjoyable read. It's about a terribly hard way of life but I didn't think the author dwelled on so I didn't find it so depressing. It made me sit back and wonder at how people in such circumstances survive. I'm looking forward to reading his other books!”
“I met his brother, Malachy, a jolly fellow and a very good storyteller. I'll have to listen to the audio and hear the difference.”
“I read this book for summer reading, and I have to tell you- it took me a while.However, I went back and skimmed it the other day for a report, and I found that I really liked it. It is depressing, but it's also very funny.I do recommend it, but you have to read it with an open mind.and a blanket- because it doesn't matter how hot it is, some of the descriptions will make you shiver.:)”
“I agree! I listened to this one years ago. His voice is wonderful with the Irish accent and it's his story so he tells it rather than reads it. Very nice indeed. Listening to books on my way back and forth to work means I fit two books into the time I normally read just one!”
