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This novel is essentially what I take to be Joyce‘s own coming of age story in which he ultimately sets out to free himself of Irish revivalism, language and politics, his early forays into sexual addiction which he then overreacted to by immersing himself in the Catholic faith and then later discovering that he believed none of it and that his college friends were full of shit. I can appreciate the project, but I didn‘t much care for this book.

It was good to have a book that I was sucked into, making time, avoiding most of life distractions to read - because I missed that need, that drive. But overall, this book was just depressing about how hard it is to trust and react with love in a way that is not messed up by being human/messy. #ReadICT category multiple pts of view. #bookclub #LitPie #ApplePie
#Feb2025 Book19

This is a slow, contemplative novel about a young artist battling with her mental health. I was surprised by all the love in this sad novel. I am glad I read it. 3 🌟

Next up: for bookclub. Copper would NOT look at me.

Hoping that this will qualify for a reading challenge category “features a neurodivergent character”

#ReadICT #CopperBopper #Whpg #Griff

Bono in 40 songs. Less about the songs and more about life and the band and how the songs interweave in them. Sometimes preachy and political as Bono can be. That‘s to be expected. The politics I‘m sure will divide opinions of the individual. For fans. This is a good biography.

It looks like I wanted to get away from this book so fast, that I brought it back to the library before I took a picture… oh, this was heavy and made me feel aggrieved. But it‘s not a bad book at all. I gave it five stars exactly because of how it was able to make me feel. But it was a hard read. Especially in times like these.

Nice coming of age story but the ending was terrible. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

As a nurse myself,I was fascinated by Lib being a nurse trained by Florence Nightingale. I related to her character in a lot of ways. I also loved the juxtaposition of her character and the nun approaching the 4 month fast of Anna O‘Donnell in their different ways—was this a hoax or a miracle? The atmosphere of the damp Irish countryside was the perfect setting. I‘m not sure I‘m completely sold on the ending but a unique story overall.