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Very dark and depressing novel but incredible writing.
The Gathering by Anne Enright
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There has been a death in the family. Veronica's brother, Liam drowned himself in the sea and now Veronica must collect the body from England and simultaneously hold herself together. As the family of nine siblings comes together to say goodbye to their brother in the family home in Ireland, Veronica must guard her deepest secret while she is coming apart at the seams. She fears her memories have warped and corrupted her and possibly Liam.
Enright has cr ...more
A short review
There has been a death in the family. Veronica's brother, Liam drowned himself in the sea and now Veronica must collect the body from England and simultaneously hold herself together. As the family of nine siblings comes together to say goodbye to their brother in the family home in Ireland, Veronica must guard her deepest secret while she is coming apart at the seams. She fears her memories have warped and corrupted her and possibly Liam.
Enright has cr ...more
Liam kills himself by drowning. His sister's way of dealing with this is the topic of this book. The two shared a secret from childhood which had severe effects on both their lives. This secret of betrayal and redemption is outlined throughout three centuries in this book.
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I was frustrated with the protagonist who seemed to surrender too much of her will to the past, but Enright's writing is beautifully subtle.
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Every single sentence in this novel is potent and beautiful. It starts out quietly and builds with fervor as Veronica, the protagonist, tells her story. The story: it's not only her own. She is one of a family of 12 children, in the middle-ish.
She says there is privacy in large families.
It's an intricate revealing of things kept secret or forgotten by family. And of a woman kind of losing herself.
Because, just at this moment, I find that being part of a family is the most excruciating possible ...more
She says there is privacy in large families.
It's an intricate revealing of things kept secret or forgotten by family. And of a woman kind of losing herself.
Because, just at this moment, I find that being part of a family is the most excruciating possible ...more
May 29, 2008
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Thid book won awards, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
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