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Glorious Heresies
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Reminiscent of Irvine Welsh's tales of urban misfits, the characters in The Glorious Heresies are equal parts misunderstood anti-heroes trying their best to navigate harsh realities, and repellent creepers who delight in preying on those weaker than themselves. Filled with quirky colloquialisms and insider information about the country's secretive past (the Magdalene laundries for example), this novel truly immerses and transports the reader to modern-day Ireland. A memorable and disturbing read.
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This is a character-driven book. And the dialog sounds so authentic and is so good that McInerney doesn’t waste paragraphs on descriptions of people and their surroundings, as so many authors do. Most of it is contained in the dialog. Also, McInerney assumes that her readers are intelligent and will understand her allusions. The only problem with such a character-driven novel is that it can leave the reader wondering about the plot. The best novels, in my opinion, are usually both plot- and character-driven. I say “usually” because THE GLORIOUS HERESIES is so exceptionally written that I cared about most of the characters (even the crazy arsonist and the prostitute) and was as anxious to read it as I am the best plot-and character-driven novels. You’ll care about one character more than the others. For this character’s sake, by the time you read half of THE GLORIOUS HERESIES, you may be angry that nothing good ever seems to happen. It does get difficult to read bad news all the time. I’d like to read something by McInerney that deals with normal people who have jobs. Read THE GLORIOUS HERESIES. It may be the only character-driven novel that makes you anxious for the author’s next.
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Publication date:
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Lisa McInerney
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