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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I think that this novel has been horribly mis-read by many readers; some of the reviews I have seen are outright hostile. The novel is, in a particular Irish tradition, filled with black humor (kind of in the vein of Flann O' Brien's The Poor Mouth, or Patrick McCabe's The Butcher Boy)--it often...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It7 of 8 members found this review helpful “Yes, I know it won the most prestigious literary award in Britain, but I found it a disappointment. Enright is obviously a very good prose stylist who can summon up beautiful, even startling imagery and insights, and the book is laced with them. But I feel she would have created a much more...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Hated it. Pompous, pointless and it lacks any kind of character development”
Nihal Engin V wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A totally useless, pointless read. How on earth did it win the Booker??!!!”
Sanjay wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very intelligent writing.”
zeruiah b wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Boring. Stereotypical Irish melodrama that did nothing for me. I ended up flipping through a few pages so I can't say that I read it. It makes me wonder about the mental age of the judges!”
Orchid Queen wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“one of the best....and thanks to my friend Gerry who gave it to me”
Rosemary Willis S wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Dark and difficult to read. I kept going because the book is a Man Booker Winner. In the end, I appreciated the book but never liked it. ”
Bobbie O wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed it, and as with all books, I always finish them...I can't say it was an absolute favourite. I became very impatient with them all.”
Rose S wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wonderful writing but characters difficult to like.”
Jean K wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's supposedly a good book but I had a hard time finishing it. It was not that captivating.”
Pap wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
