Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
#irishfiction
review
Lesliereadsalot
Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy
post image
Pickpick

Anyone who‘s a mom knows what it‘s like to have a baby, then a toddler, then a small child. This short book is narrated by a mom going through all the stages of childhood, married to a guy who doesn‘t pitch in. Plus the child is a handful. But of course those impossible moments are balanced with beautiful memorable moments. I don‘t remember my kids as causing the anxiety and whining this woman seems to live with. A soft pick.

29 likes1 stack add
review
Suet624
Antarctica | Claire Keegan
post image
Pickpick

Her debut of short stories. They run the gamut of emotional highs and lows with some creepy stories thrown in. All spectacular, as only Keegan can do. #10BeforetheEnd #offtheshelf

ChaoticMissAdventures ✔️✔️ glad you found a good one!! 4w
Cathythoughts I really enjoyed this one too, she‘s great 👍🏻❤️ 4w
JuniperWilde Loved this collection 5⭐️ 4w
sarahbarnes I have this in my shelf too. Glad to see you liked it. 4w
53 likes1 stack add4 comments
review
britt_brooke
Earth | John Boyne
post image
Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Make dumb choices, win stupid prizes. A hauntingly written battle of conscience.

#TheElements

blurb
sjc731
Athena | John Banville
post image

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
4 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
sjc731
Ghosts | John Banville
post image

dabbe #photocontestwinner 🧡💜💛 3mo
5 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
britt_brooke
Earth | John Boyne
post image

Been a while since I‘ve relaxed with a book at soccer practice. It‘s warm but pretty nice out! 📖⚽️

63 likes1 stack add
blurb
Hooked_on_books
Earth | John Boyne
post image

I know Boyne is well liked, but apparently he‘s as bad as JKR and I thought people might want to know.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/11/polari-prize-nominees-and-judges-w...

mcctrish This came up in my feed too 4mo
Prairiegirl_reading This is so disappointing. 😞 4mo
EKonrad Oof. So disappointing. 😢 4mo
See All 21 Comments
TheBookHippie I knew this. Also he‘s hugely antisemitic… covered in writing so you feel bad for the non Jewish person in his writing… hugely problematic. It is disappointing as I loved some of his books… there have been articles before about him. Not this huge however. 😵‍💫 4mo
lil1inblue Ugh. Gross. The statement from Polari gave me so much ick. 4mo
TrishB I‘ve been following this on Twitter….its been known for a while, sadly. 4mo
BarbaraBB Wow this is new to me. 4mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie @TrishB My guess is this story hasn‘t been as big as JKR because he lacks her level of fame. But it makes me glad I‘ve never read any of his books. I for sure won‘t now. 4mo
TheBookHippie @Hooked_on_books I loved The Hearts invisible Furies by him … then I read quotes from him on how there were good Nazis 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. 4mo
marleed Oh dang. I‘ve loved his books but have now dropped him from my auto read authors. 4mo
AmyG NOOOOOOOO. Goddammit. @TheBookHippie WTF? (edited) 4mo
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie What the what now? 😵 4mo
TheBookHippie @AmyG yup even got into a war of words with THE Auschwitz Memorial and others …. @lil1inblue (edited) 4mo
Deblovestoread So incredibly disappointing! I don‘t know why I expect better from authors but I do. (edited) 4mo
Hooked_on_books @TheBookHippie Sure, all those good Nazis! What were the rest of us thinking? 😵‍💫 4mo
peaKnit @AmyG I think you were reading my mind with your comment. WTF indeed! 💩 4mo
CarolynM Seems a bizarre decision by Polari. I didn‘t know Boyne was problematic but I didn‘t much like the only one of his books I‘ve read so I wasn‘t planning on reading any more anyway. 4mo
Amiable DAMN. I love(d) Boyne‘s books. I‘d heard none of this. It feels like a kick in the stomach. 4mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie sounds like an author to avoid. 4mo
AmyG @Amiable Same. 😢 4mo
janeycanuck I heard rumblings about this a few years after The Heart‘s Invisible Furies came out but nothing definitive. How disappointing that he‘s still on this train. 4mo
40 likes21 comments
blurb
charl08
Cal | Bernard MacLaverty
post image

Yikes this cover.

review
sisilia
The Pornographer | John McGahern
post image
Pickpick

3⭐️ An autobio, this presents a balance between life and death. The title caught my interest, and I selected this for my bookclub. As usual, I wouldn‘t know about this author if not for NYRB Classics collection. This publisher really pushes me to explore more ✌🏻

sarahbarnes This sounds intriguing! 5mo
Suet624 I appreciate the number of NYRB Classics that you read 5mo
sisilia @Suet624 Having a bookclub helps being consistent with it 😆 5mo
46 likes3 comments