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A review by mollag
The Islandman by Tomás O'Crohan
2.0
This was lent to me and not a book I would have picked up to read.
I did enjoy it but found that some of Tom’s memories petered out to nothing and some descriptions not clear enough for me to fully understand.
I suppose this is a book of memory and a picture of life on Blasket that had never been recorded before. I does paint a picture of the daily struggles and dangers , as well as some of the pleasures but ultimately I found it a bit of a struggle from start to end.
I did enjoy it but found that some of Tom’s memories petered out to nothing and some descriptions not clear enough for me to fully understand.
I suppose this is a book of memory and a picture of life on Blasket that had never been recorded before. I does paint a picture of the daily struggles and dangers , as well as some of the pleasures but ultimately I found it a bit of a struggle from start to end.