Moving on foot seems to make it easier to move in time; the mind wanders from plans to recollections to observations.
—Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust
Month: March 2019
on the love object
Expansive and moving, the stories of Edna O’Brien’s The Love Object showcase the famous novelist’s talent for short fiction.
on milkman
A satirical novel about coming of age amidst the Troubles, Milkman offers incisive commentary on the pressure to conform during an era of political instability.
on black leopard, red wolf
Far from an epic tale about battling kingdoms, Black Leopard, Red Wolf offers a nuanced portrayal of the intimate bond between the two eponymous queer Black heroes. Continue reading “on black leopard, red wolf”
on the heart’s invisible furies
Fast moving and full of humor, The Heart’s Invisible Furies examines 20th-century Ireland’s changing attitudes toward sexuality, through the lens of one gay man’s life.
qotd: roots
The need to attach themselves makes wandering people strike roots in a day: wherever we unconsciously feel, we live.
―Elizabeth Bowen, The Death of the Heart
Reading Ireland Month 2019 TBR
For Reading Ireland Month 2019, I’ve selected five titles, one for each week’s theme, with the hope that I’ll have time to read other books beyond my list as the month unfolds.
