Tag Archives: irish fiction

Audiobook Review: Thanks for the Memories by Cecilia Ahern

Posted on January 9, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Thanks for the Memories Author: Cecilia Ahern Genre: Contemporary fiction, speculative fiction Publisher: William Morrow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Sile Bermingham First line: Close your eyes and stare into … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Plague by Michael Grant; Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy; and In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson

Posted on October 27, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: He stood poised on the edge of a sheet of glass. The … Continue reading →

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Final read-along discussion: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

Posted on October 1, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Brooklyn Author: Colm Toibin Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Scribner Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: Eilis Lacey, sitting at the window of the upstairs living room in the house on … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The Dowry by Walter Keady; The Sherlockian by Graham Moore; and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Posted on September 21, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Dowry: A Novel of Ireland Author: Walter Keady Genre: Irish fiction, contemporary fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: It was the sudden onslaught of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Boy in the Gap by Paul Soye

Posted on July 4, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Boy in the Gap Author: Paul Soye Genre: Contermporary fiction, Irish fiction Publisher: Liberties Press Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher First line: I remember the first night ‘on remand’ watching the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: An Irish Country Courtship by Patrick Taylor

Posted on June 21, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: An Irish Country Courtship Author: Patrick Taylor Genre: Contemporary fiction, Irish fiction Publisher: Forge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher First line: Barry Laverty – Doctor Barry Laverty – stood in a jam-packed … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The Poison Eaters: And Other Stories by Holly Black; An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor; Coventry by Helen Humphreys; and The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve

Posted on June 14, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Poison Eaters: And Other Stories Author: Holly Black Genre: Short fiction, paranormal fiction, YA fiction Publisher: Big Mouth House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: Matilda was drunk, but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Matchmaker of Kenmare by Frank Delaney

Posted on May 4, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Matchmaker of Kenmare Author: Frank Delaney Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Random House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from the publisher First line: The Matchmaker of Kenmare taught me much of what I know. Spoiler alert: … Continue reading →

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