Really cannot recommend this book enough 🥰🥰
Definitely worth reading
It provides the real life events happened in Ireland for 60 years, including dark and bright, pleasant and disturbing events. Sometimes, I laughed sometimes I shed tears. More often I needed to pause a bit to let the unsettled feeling to be settled then continued.
Like a person, Ireland also has different faces beyond the Troubles because this was real life they lived in.

Reading has been slow this year until this book! Wow, I enjoyed it very much😍😍
Hesitant to open this book as disappointed by Malibu.
But it turned out very very good.
It probably is better than Dasiy.

Highly recommend 😃😃

Moved by the ending.
Love the following quotes from this book:

* God is like water, finding the unknowable path when we cannot.

*There is more to life than the things in front of you.

I expected nothing before reading this book. Surprisingly, this is an interesting and serious book. The author‘s writing makes people, conversations and activists in this book vivid. I like this book despite it being a bit ……strange to me….

I know I know ……may people love this book. But for some reason I am not into it……that surprises me as well because I am a fan of historical fictions 🤨🤨

Although this is a soso book to me, I indeed admire her bravery to make changes for herself.🙂🙂

My first thought, when I finished this book, was “finally”. ….
I know this book has good ratings and is beautifully written but is also dragging too long and really not my type….🥲

Have to share this book because it is worth more attention!!

A historical fiction about the reflection of the Troubles in the North Ireland.

Cannot put it down!!
Looking forward to the sequels. 😍😍😍
Fredrik Bachman has become my favorite author.

This book is my last one in 2022.
The information is helpful and the experience is candor. Although this is not a wow book, it‘s still worth your time.

You can have Ireland history, time traveling and romantic loving story in this book. But I‘m not a fan of time traveling and romantic loving story…..so …… but if you are, this may be a right one to you!!

Although this book is not my five stars book, I still enjoy it. Also, the title of the book says all!!

This book surprised me because I didn‘t realize that it would go back to the time of St Patrick which I enjoyed very much. However it did start slow but I learned more about Ireland/ Irish.

Emily John Mándela may have just become one of my favorite authors. Recommend Station Eleven and recommend this book as well. I am not a sci-fic fan but the author has her way to draw my attention and make me to enjoy her books. Would not say that the basic ideas of the story itself is something no one ever had but the author indeed beautifully make the story unique. ?

A good story however predicable. A book between pick and soso (more toward soso)😉

A book about surfing, Zen and the journey of seeking.
A book between pick and soso.

Yes, another book about the history of the Trouble in Northern Ireland.
Given that I have become obsessed with Northern Ireland history and bought many books related Northern Ireland after reading “Say Nothing”, I have myself read one of them each month to learn more and forget less.
The tone of this book is quite neutral and the author offers concise and clear history!

Another late-to-the-party!
Heard a lot praise about this book and definitely live up to the hype!
Mood up and down when reading this book. Enjoyed this book very much!

Late to the party!!😀😀
Enjoyed this book very much. A Fredrick Backman style book!

If you want to know how and when the complication existed between the England and the Ireland, this is the book you should read.

Just okay.⋯

Such an informative and not boring book. Highly recommended.

“Through the journey of our genes, we know that humans are born travelers; we are made to wander”.

Glad that I was able to finish this book on the last day of the June. Unexpectedly good one.

Heard so much praise about this book so read it as soon as I finished the previous book.
The author did a good job telling a story related to the heavy topic in an interesting and inspiring way!!

Such a mixed feeling about this book🤨🤨. No doubt that this book is beautifully written but also that this book is not an easy read (for me at least).
I guess that it requires a lot of concentration which I may not always have.🤪

Such a wonderful coincidence that I read two books about the history of Northern Ireland in a row and in such a perfect order (previous one is The Yellow House). I Love this book very much.
Now I learn the history related to the Cause, partition of the Ireland, the Trouble and the Good Friday Agreement and become a bit obsessive of the history thereof and want to know more about all that!!
Highly recommend!!

Such a enjoyable, beautiful and informative book. This may be the first book I have read about Ireland. Like the description about Ireland from this book “She‘s beautiful on the outside but troubled deep down.”
Also, have to admit the Peaky Blinders” may be one of the factors that I enjoyed this book so much.

Comparing to the two TJR books (Daisy and Hugo), this one is just okay to me😝😝

This book is, like the author says, “a book about people trying to solve problems created by people trying to solve problems.”
I enjoy the knowledge related to Asian carp, pupfish, coral and cane toad. Recommend this book!!

Good book and learned a lot although not sure how much I could remember😅😅

I like the writing style more than the story itself. I like the cover as well!

If you are an attorney and thinking about promoting you or your firm, you may want to read this book to obtain some insight.

A quick and okay read, not a “WOW” one though.

Like what the author says “There is nothing inherently wrong with specialization.We all specialize to one degree or another.” However, we should also stay curious and keep learning to expand our knowledge of different fields.

Like the author‘s advice: “don‘t feel behind; “Compare yourself to yourself yesterday, not to younger people who are not you.”; and
Everyone progresses at a different rate, so don‘t let anyone else make you feel behind.”

Enjoy the journey looking for Father😊

“Like and equal are two entirely different things.”
“For things which are seen are temporal. But things which are not seen are eternal.”

Thought about quitting this book after the Oscar event but then voted against it so I finished this book but did not enjoy it very much.
This is a good lesson that don‘t easily believe in what people say (and write) and don‘t blindly worship someone because of what he/she said because what matters is what they do. Especially no one is flawless. That said thank this book for introducing me the poet “I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day”.

I am late to the party!! Quite entertaining. The author definitely knows how to present a story.😋😋
4.5 stars out of 5.

This book gives me something to reflect on and provides goods points as to our communication and the way we view others and ourself. My big take from this book is trying not being judgmental to others and myself!!
l always have mixed feeling about manual books, like this one(my own definition)because they can sometimes put me to sleep but sometimes also provide useful and positive advice. That said, I do find this book worth reading!!😛😛

I love surfing although not good at and just a two-hour-once-a-week-surfer so this book had my attention for a while. I relate to those surfing life as described in this book a lot but feel those barbarian days as described in this book unimaginable. I wished I had such surfing life but not sure if I could handle the barbarian days. Maybe I am bias but I like and recommend this book. 🤟🤟😂

Such a beautiful and moving book!! 🥰🥰🥰
Enjoy and love the storyline and brilliant twists. In particular, the author gives each character his/her story which is what the real life is. We all have our own stories.
Highly recommend!! Although I don‘t really understand what “we begin at the end” means. Please share your view of the meaning! Thanks😍😍

This one is between pick and soso
So glad this book introduces me to the remote island and I really want to take a trip to see for myself.
However, for some reason I sometimes felt impatient when reading it.

Had to admit that the beginning made me sleepy and wonder why this book‘s ratings are so high. Then it got better very quickly and I could hardly put it down!!

Unpopular review ~~
I get what this book is trying to say and like the message. However, I had trouble getting into the storyline.
This book is between soso and pick to me.

This is a must read book and beyond 5 stars I have to say!!!
It reveals so many issues and aspects in terms of the development of opioids in the US, the reality of a society and legal system work when facing wealthy people, the possibility of the change with the voices from brave people and celebrities etc.
A Must Read!

“At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training everyday.”
I thought that it would be a good idea and good start to read this book in the beginning of 2022. This book indeed offers some useful tips to form a good habit and would definitely benefit readers having such need. That said, I would not say that I enjoy reading this book which, I think, is not really a negative comment on this kind of book. 😅😂

Beautifully written and creative!! I have had this book for a while but did not read it until now. Don‘t know why I held it off probably because of those praises and of this kind of genre not being my usual type.
It turns out this book indeed lives up to the hype and I like it!! Hopefully there would be a movie.

Unpopular review
I am aware that this book won Goodreads award in the memoir category which is the reason I looked forward to it. However, this is just not for me, just not. Being an Asian I can relate to the strict discipline of an Asian mother and to some of Asian culture and my country was mentioned in the book, but I just can‘t get into it.
But it is the interesting part of reading books. Everyone has different thoughts on a same book.

I like “A gentleman in Moscow” and I like this book more. So impressed by the author‘s elegant writing style and his way to revive every character. However, this book is not perfect. For example, the last few chapters are not as good as previous and the narrative of the eight year old boy is too matured. That‘s said, over all I still like this book!!🤪🤣

This book made me shed some tears. Based on the three books written by Kristin Hannah I have read, I have to say that she knows how to write the complicate connections between mothers and daughters. However, this is not my favorite of her books I have read. 4 out of 5 stars.

Ordered this book before it was released so received it very quickly in Taiwan. A worthy reading book, no doubt but don‘t expect to know too much about her inner thoughts or upbringing. That said, you get to know more about Germany.
4.5 out of 5 stars because I do want to know more about her inner thoughts and upbringing. Haha, forgive me😛😛