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“When All Is Said”: a review of Anne Griffin’s knockout debut novel
Note: plot spoilers and discussions of death by suicide. Cafes and side streets of Dublin Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a...
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Millennials and Money: a review of Sally Rooney’s “Conversations With Friends”
Book cover of Sally Rooney’s debut novel Conversations With Friends Conversations With Friends was Sally Rooney’s debut novel published in 2017. Set in Ireland, the story follows the closely-knit and...
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Understanding Black Hair Culture: a review of Emma Dabiri’s “Don’t Touch My...
Book cover of Emma Dabiri’s Don’t Touch My Hair Emma Dabiri’s part memoir part scholarly investigation of African hair culture in and outside of African countries is close to my research heart. I have...
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Reading Class: A review of Sally Rooney’s “Normal People”
Book cover of Sally Rooney’s Normal People. That’s money, the substance that makes the world real. There’s something so corrupt and sexy about it. Sally Rooney’s novel, Normal People, follows the...
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Review of Niall Williams “This Is Happiness”: when the rain stops in Faha
Paperback book This is Happiness by Niall Williams in front of an indoor plant (triostar stromanthe). There has been a lot happening in my life of late. It has been difficult to juggle everything,...
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A Review of Donal Ryan’s “Strange Flowers”: race and sexuality in 1970s Ireland
I find there is just something so calming about Irish writing and storytelling. Somehow, whenever I pick up an Irish author, I feel like I’m suddenly transported to a dimly lit pub, with a warm drink,...
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A Review of “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan: a powerful historical...
This book has been hard to get. It was sold out in most book stores and my library had a hold list that looked like it was never going to end. Small Things Like These was selected for my summer book...
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