A review by lectrice
Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border by Colm Tóibín

3.0

3.5: Intriguing premise from a favorite Irish author, with uneven results: some parts are compelling and others less so, due to the randomness of the project (he can’t plan or predict who or what he will encounter along the way). He offers glimpses of explanations behind intractable sectarian divisions, but also leaves me puzzled as to their persistence in spite of efforts on both sides to achieve peace.