Reviews

The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney

paulineg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

katewhite77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't know what took me so long 

Social Commentary with humour. A novel imagining the criminal underworld of cork.

We start with a new arrival to the city accidentally killing someone with a statue of the virgin Mary.  Course it helps in situations if your son also happens to be Mr Big.

There  follows an explanation of how poverty can so easily lead to criminal activity because of lack of choice and also how religion still plays a massive role in women's lives. 

Full of characters you can't help but route for, but are also aware have massive flaws, it is a salutory reminder we are all just a mass of grey area. 

I always find, that if you have important points that you want to make then, it is best to do so while making someone laugh as the message will stay longer thqt way. This novel will stqy with me for quite some time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, and Pregnancy

jennybpenny's review

4.0

"Strumpets with scarlet smiles."

clake99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jessrolo's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

cb23's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elliewhitereads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

fiona_callinan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

drjoannehill's review

2.0

Not for me - bleak, sweary, violent, unredemptive. The first chapters overused the thesaurus to make up new metaphors and images and this writing style grated on me throughout.

poojagodh's review

3.0

Took a while to get into it but really enjoyed it by the second half