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Post by Oonagh on Sept 10, 2007 17:57:40 GMT
When Rory O'Neill is suddenly faced with his mortality, he realizes he has nothing to show for his thirty-six years on earth. More than anything, he would like a family. The woman he loves, his partner of four years, Louise does not - for good reason. Time is not on their side. Does Rory sacrifice his love for Louise or his desire to have a family?
Im a huge fan of Denise Deegan's Im in between whether i liked this or not. I could not really identify with the characters I loved the little chap in who was fostered. Rory and Orla just annoyed me and Louise just didnt warm to her at all. It had a great story line. Has it any one read it ?? im dying to see what other people think. Im passing this on to Claire so if any one wants to read it their more than welcome to it.
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Post by lou on Sept 18, 2007 9:49:47 GMT
I too am a huge fan of Denise Deegan and think she writes fantastically well without too much sentimentality and lots of originality. Denise manages to create a varety of charachters and because they are so different, as in life, you are bound not to like them all - that would make for a very boring book in my opinion.
I really liked the charachter of Orla who I thought was feisty. She could so easily have got bogged down with Owen leaving her and Jenna being difficult but she managed to salvage herself and did something about it. She went on the course and revisited her youth having a fling and came good in the end. She was also a loyal friend to Rory and was always there for him.
I love Denise''s books and the only problem for me is that they're not written quick enough!!!
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Post by Mary on Sept 18, 2007 12:39:41 GMT
I enjoyed this one too and it was quite unusual having a male viewpoint as the main character! I also loved the little guy who was fostered, a feisty young man!
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Post by Oonagh on Sept 18, 2007 17:24:51 GMT
I liked it was a male perpective as well.
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Post by megan on Sept 18, 2007 17:30:10 GMT
There was a review by Roisin Ingle in the Irish Times on Saturday. She said it was good but the ending was quite predictable. Do you agree? I haven't read it yet but I can guess how it might end.
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Post by Shirley on Sept 19, 2007 8:24:57 GMT
There was also a review in Saturday's Indo and it got quite a good one - the reviewer said it was very fast paced, almost too fast sometimes!
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Post by Oonagh on Sept 19, 2007 18:05:43 GMT
yeah definetly predictable. they lacked chemistry too i think Rory and Louise
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Post by katied on Sept 21, 2007 10:57:12 GMT
There's a review in the Irish Emigrant www.emigrant.ie/it says Narrating the novel entirely through the present tense is not totally successful but where it does succeed is in the account ofthe birth of Grace;
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Post by claire on Oct 11, 2007 11:33:37 GMT
I read half of this book yesterday, you don't want to know what my house is like at the mo! I'm loving it so far
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Post by claire on Oct 13, 2007 16:51:02 GMT
finished it today, and I loved every minute of it
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Post by Oonagh on Oct 14, 2007 11:58:29 GMT
I was not too keen on this at all. looking back i was disappointed with it.
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Post by claire on Oct 15, 2007 6:23:32 GMT
what did you not like Oons
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Post by Susanne O'Leary on Nov 29, 2007 13:33:44 GMT
I have just finished reading this book. It was interesting that the main character was a man and I think Denise really succeeded putting herself in a man's clothes so to speak. The thoughts and feelings of Rory felt real. I also thought that the book highlighted the problems many men have with wanting a family and not finding a woman who shares that dream. A man's idea of a family is very often the kind he grew up in, i.e a household with children and a Mammy who stays at home. Not many women would feel like delivering that dream today.
The pace was wonderful and I kept turning the pages, wondering what would happen next. The present tense was a little awkward at first but then I got used to it and it fitted the story and gave it an immediate feel. The ending? A little predictable but satisfactory, I suppose.
All in all, a very enjoyable book and very well written.
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Post by megan on Feb 22, 2008 17:56:41 GMT
I began this book yesterday and finished it today. Even though I guessed what the ending would be I enjoyed the unpredictable journey of arriving there. I liked the way the pace built at the end, so much so that I didn't want to stop reading, to go to the loo! I have to agree with Oonagh, though; there was something missing in Rory and Louise's relationship. Perhaps it was deep love on her side for him. I didn't feel it. And, I get the feeling he would have survived quite well without her - once he had his child. I suppose I would have liked him to care more for her than he did. I didn't fall in love with any of the characters - perhaps we can't always.
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