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Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
2.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Night Boat to Tangier] Two Irish gangsters wait for a girl.
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WHAT I LIKED
Kevin Barry creates a dark, misty world at the edge of a river steeped in memories and drugs. I loved his beautiful heavy prose. Everything about this little book was deceivingly heavy. I enjoyed the time flips slowly revealing the complex relationship between the gangsters and the girl for whom they search. Barry writes obvious beautiful reflections on the human condition.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I almost DNFed this book. But I bought it, so I had to finish it. I didn’t feel empathy for the characters. It was difficult to follow who was speaking without there really being a reason for the confusion. Quite a few of the longlisted Man Booker used this kind of dialogue structure, but the others seemed to have a purpose for the choice.
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Night Boat to Tangier (by Kevin Barry) ⚡️⚡️2/5
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BOOK REVIEW
[Night Boat to Tangier] Two Irish gangsters wait for a girl.
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WHAT I LIKED
Kevin Barry creates a dark, misty world at the edge of a river steeped in memories and drugs. I loved his beautiful heavy prose. Everything about this little book was deceivingly heavy. I enjoyed the time flips slowly revealing the complex relationship between the gangsters and the girl for whom they search. Barry writes obvious beautiful reflections on the human condition.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I almost DNFed this book. But I bought it, so I had to finish it. I didn’t feel empathy for the characters. It was difficult to follow who was speaking without there really being a reason for the confusion. Quite a few of the longlisted Man Booker used this kind of dialogue structure, but the others seemed to have a purpose for the choice.
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Night Boat to Tangier (by Kevin Barry) ⚡️⚡️2/5
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