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For St. Pats I figured I’d read some classic Irish lit. I think I’ll pick it up again next year.
So far: 3.5/5 total
Sisters-2.5
The encounter-3.5
Araby-6! Perfect description of a boy with a crush
Eveline-4
After the race-2
Two Gallants-2
Boarding House-5 The most Irish Catholic story ever
Little Cloud-3
Counterparts-3.5
Clay-4
— Mar 17, 2026 07:41PM
So far: 3.5/5 total
Sisters-2.5
The encounter-3.5
Araby-6! Perfect description of a boy with a crush
Eveline-4
After the race-2
Two Gallants-2
Boarding House-5 The most Irish Catholic story ever
Little Cloud-3
Counterparts-3.5
Clay-4
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Eveline: 4/5
Beautiful and dark. Her heart was broken long before she broke his.
After the Race: 2/5
Fun look at a 1920s rich boy acting like a rich boy, but no real point.
Two Gallants: 2/5
Not so fun look at a pitiful scrub and his f-boy friend. Not gallant at all.
The Boarding House: 4/5
Perfectly Irish. Drunk dad, badass mom, innocent-ish daughter, nerdy lover plus lots of catholic guilt. Age gap crazy tho
— Mar 16, 2026 01:45PM
Beautiful and dark. Her heart was broken long before she broke his.
After the Race: 2/5
Fun look at a 1920s rich boy acting like a rich boy, but no real point.
Two Gallants: 2/5
Not so fun look at a pitiful scrub and his f-boy friend. Not gallant at all.
The Boarding House: 4/5
Perfectly Irish. Drunk dad, badass mom, innocent-ish daughter, nerdy lover plus lots of catholic guilt. Age gap crazy tho
Joey Dord
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Araby: 6/5
“I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration”
Perfectly describes the feeling of a childhood crush, the efforts a boy will go to, and the pain it can cause. Joyce doesn’t do resolutions. He just leaves you holding his character’s feeling.
— Mar 16, 2026 07:54AM
“I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration”
Perfectly describes the feeling of a childhood crush, the efforts a boy will go to, and the pain it can cause. Joyce doesn’t do resolutions. He just leaves you holding his character’s feeling.
Joey Dord
is on page 33 of 352
The Encounter 3.5/5
1890s stranger danger. Really great tension development, and a lot left unsaid. Was going to be a 3 cause some details earlier in the story didnt amount to anything, but their relevance just clicked to me. Green eyes=creep
— Mar 15, 2026 11:05AM
1890s stranger danger. Really great tension development, and a lot left unsaid. Was going to be a 3 cause some details earlier in the story didnt amount to anything, but their relevance just clicked to me. Green eyes=creep
Joey Dord
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For St. Pats…
Sisters 2.5/5
This story is a realistic look at someone’s thoughts, in that, noone actually self-narrates. Which is an interesting way to write, but confusing to read. No character backstory, they just show up, interact, our narrator sees it, and then it ends and I don’t know why.
— Mar 15, 2026 11:04AM
Sisters 2.5/5
This story is a realistic look at someone’s thoughts, in that, noone actually self-narrates. Which is an interesting way to write, but confusing to read. No character backstory, they just show up, interact, our narrator sees it, and then it ends and I don’t know why.
