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Dark Lies The Island (2012)

by Kevin Barry(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1555976514 (ISBN13: 9781555976514)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Graywolf Press

review 1: Ironically I heard this author a few weeks ago on Public Radio and jotted his name down only to find his book in the mail from a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway. I thought it would be a great read because I usually Iove anything related to Ireland due to the fact that my maternal grandfather came from Belmullet, County Mayo. The stories had an underlying darkness and I think that I would have enjoyed these stories more if I understood the meaning and voice of Mr. Barry if I were Irish, which I am not. It's as if the writer were speaking to some with that inside joke that I'm not privy to. All in all I tried my best to like this book but fell short in that I'm not as cocksure as Mr. Barry!
review 2: Who said the short story was dead? Kevin Barry breathes life... more into the flagging format with this energetic and thrilling collection. The much celebrated author has a wonderful ear for Irish dialogue and a mischievous sense of humour permeates throughout. The New Yorker-published 'Fjord of Killary' tends to attract most of the plaudits but for me 'Ernestine and Kit' is the stand-out. This unsettling tale of two middle-aged women on a leisurely drive through the Sligo countryside quickly takes a sinister turn and leaves a bitter, unforgettable taste. less

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