My Irish TBR for March

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There’s an Irish Readathon in March, and I’m going to be using this as an excuse to read a lot of books by Irish authors. Come see what I plan to read! Expand for more information. 👇
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The Irish Readathon Announcement: • The Irish Readathon 20...
Further Viewing 🎥
What Are the Best Irish Books? • How Many of the Best I...
Books I’ll (Probably) Never Read: • 15 Books I’ll (Probabl...
My First Friday Reads About Going to Ireland and Scotland: • Friday Reads: Exciting...
Titles Mentioned 📚
Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture, Emma Dabiri: bookshop.org/a...
The Country Girls, Edna O’Brien: bookshop.org/a...
The Little Red Chairs, Edna O’Brien: bookshop.org/a...
Milkman, Anna Burns: bookshop.org/a...
Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt: bookshop.org/a...
The Commitments, Roddy Doyle: bookshop.org/a...
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde: bookshop.org/a...
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a...
Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a...
Last Stories, William Trevor: bookshop.org/a...
This Is Happiness, Niall Williams: bookshop.org/a...
Days Without End, Sebastian Barry: bookshop.org/a...
Strange Flowers, Donal Ryan: bookshop.org/a...
By the Lake, John McGahern: bookshop.org/a...
In the Woods, Tana French: bookshop.org/a...
A Week in Winter, Maeve Binchy: bookshop.org/a...
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@kerrychrisman8585 7 месяцев назад

Love your list. Some of my favorites are on there. But I want to recommend a non-fiction book that I actually have seen you mention before. It is Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Mayhem in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe, about the interior workings of the Provisional IRA and its leaders during the Troubles. Fascinating look at an unforgettable time in the modern history of Ireland.

@aca_77 6 месяцев назад

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride. A haunting, unique, stunning work.

@Mala_DN 6 месяцев назад

Irish books always hit ! thanks for the list.

@talking_to_trees 7 месяцев назад

Meave Binchy is great for getting out of a slump or as a pallet cleanser. Not sure about the one you picked up though, but my favourite is Circle of Friends, which was the first one I read and I thought it brilliant, whereas everything else I have read of hers was just ok. I read Angela's Ashes decades ago and loved it; I also read the follow up but didn't enjoy it as much. However, I recently found out that this is a trilogy (A'sA, 'tis, and Teacher Man) and picked up cheap second hand copies of each to read it as a whole. I have a short story collection from Edna O'Brien which I picked up second purely because my mom's name is also Edna 😅. Since picking it up, I keep on hearing about her, so clearly I was meant to read her. Can't wait to hear the wrap up of your selection! Happy reading and safe travels x

@readingbytheriver5752 7 месяцев назад

I have a pile of possibilities & a round-to-it sometime, list but no TBR. I read Angela's Ashes and McCourt's follow on books - they are on the stack to donate - never had a thought to reread them. Before I went to Scotland I deviated from my normal reading and binged a large number of highland romances - and I watched Monarch of the Glen. We actually drove by the castle from that series on a drive through the country and were almost past before we realized.

@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641 7 месяцев назад

I’ve also seen many good reviews for This is Happiness! I’ll try to read this one for sure!

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

This is Happiness has been getting a lot of love in the comments, too. Makes me even more excited to read it!

@Kathleenww 7 месяцев назад

Milkman-adored!

@deegrows7589 7 месяцев назад

Angela’s Ashes is one of my favorite books! I think you would really enjoy it. I’ve read 2 Roddy Doyle books which were also very good - The Woman who Walked into Doors and A Star Called Henry. And I’m currently reading (and liking!) A Pagan Place by Edna O’Brien. 🇮🇪💚

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for all the feedback!

@lolo240 7 месяцев назад

Make sure you bring raincoats, the weather's always miserable here in March and umbrellas won't last two seconds 😂 if you can find any of roddy doyle's kids books they're really lovely, and the uncensored version of dorian gray that's up on everand is probably my favourite audio version.

@dottypetrosky1184 7 месяцев назад

Recently finished "This is Happiness" which was recommended by Ann Patchett. Loved this book.

@wavaleebranch 7 месяцев назад

Also loved this book, which had a wonderful ending.

@mariadr7607 6 месяцев назад

I finished Kala by Colin Walsh recently and it was so so good! I love a thriller with beautiful writing 🇮🇪

@katie.is.dreaming 7 месяцев назад

It was me who recommended Strange Flowers, Greg. So glad it's still on your radar. I do hope you enjoy it if you are able to get to it. I hope you enjoy all your reading :)

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

Ahhh I’m so glad you commented! Thanks for the recommendation.

@onourpath 7 месяцев назад

I'm not a fan of Joyce, but I am a huge fan of his novella/short story, The Dead. It's just 100 pages, and it's one of the best things I've *ever* read. Here's the description on goodreads: "Often cited as the best work of short fiction ever written, Joyce's story details a New Year's Eve gathering in Dublin that is so evocative and beautiful that it prompts the protagonist's wife to make a shocking revelation to her husband-closing the story with an emotionally powerful epiphany that is considered one of the best in modern literature." It's just stunning. 💚

@onourpath 7 месяцев назад

Also, I cannot recommend Angela's Ashes enough. Amazing book.

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the recommendations!

@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH 7 месяцев назад

Angeles Ashes is haunting, hilarious, and outstanding on audio. McCourt narrates. ❤

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

Ooh, good to know!

@DavidHealion 6 месяцев назад

Hello! New subscriber here! Found you looking for short novel reccomendations, and being from Ireland, naturally this was the next one to watch. One book by an Irish Author that I think might be my favourite ever read is Apeirogon by Colm McCann. Its both beautiful and gut wrenching

@lindylouwho550 7 месяцев назад

Excited you are visiting Bonnie Scotland. Have you ever read SUNSET SONG by Lewis Grassic Gibbon written in 1932? It is a Scottish classic and is the first part of The Scots Quair Trilogy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 My Irish recommendation is TROUBLES by J.G. Farrell written in 1970. It is the first part of The Empire Trilogy and won the Lost Man Booker Prize 🇮🇪

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

I had not heard of either book, so thank you!

@jacquelinemcmenamin8204 7 месяцев назад

The Snapper actually comes before The Commitments but you can read them in any order. The same for the film adaptations. More recommendations We Do Not Know Ourseleves by Fintan O’Toole My Fathers House by Joseph O’Connor ( Sinead’s brother) How To Build A Boat by Elaine Feeney ( set in Galway) Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue The Searcher by Tana French ( American has moved to rural west of Ireland. The Hunter is the sequel this year) Cal by Bernard McLaverty This Is Happiness by Niall Williams ☘️👋🍀📚☕️📕📖🇮🇪

@miaarndt9501 7 месяцев назад

I haven’t read Strange Flowers but Donal Ryan is excellent 😊 also, seems like you don’t need to add to this list but have you read Trumpet by Jackie Kay? Kay is a biracial, lesbian Scottish author and Trumpet explores a lot around gender, sexuality, and family connections. It was first published in 1998, so in a lot of ways it felt ahead of it’s time to me.

@NanKF 7 месяцев назад

For something lighter, I recommend McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy.

@dqan7372 7 месяцев назад

"If you want to make a case for [James Joyce]..." Haha. I'm always game. :) "Eveline" from Dubliners is only five or six pages. Would take less time to read than an Anna Burns paragraph. :) I've got a hankering for Trevor, but only own his 1200+ page "Collected Stories". And once I start, I know my brain will want to finish it. :) Happy reading, Greg!

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

A single story from Joyce could be a convincing argument, so thanks. Happy reading!

@annegibson6072 7 месяцев назад

Good afternoon. I know you don't read books like The Women by Kristin Hannah. However it does mention Missoula, Montana in the book.

@RSelcov 7 месяцев назад

I listened to the audiobook of Milkman last year and have been recommending it at every opportunity since then. The performance by the narrator is terrific. Some people I know were put off by the structure of the print version. When you listen to it, you are not even aware of that. I plan to listen to it again.

@wavaleebranch 7 месяцев назад

I agree!

@tridipbooks3533 6 месяцев назад

11:30- Please read The Van instead of The Commitments. Believe me you will love it.

@karakask5488 7 месяцев назад

I would say In The Woods doesn't really fall into that thiller thing that you dislike so much. It's more of a character study with police rather than a plot heavy twisty thriller

@MarilynMayaMendoza 6 месяцев назад

Hi Greg, the country girls was one of my favorite books 2 years ago. If not the favorite. You will love it! Aloha.

@SupposedlyFun 6 месяцев назад

That's good to know--thank you!

@myreadinglife8816 6 месяцев назад

Milkman was fabulous! I switched back and forth between text and audio.

@SupposedlyFun 6 месяцев назад

I'm excited to get to it! I'm working on Angela's Ashes right now.

@jankrehelmishin8825 7 месяцев назад

The Wren The Wren by Anne Enright ....or anything written by Anne Enright. She may be the greatest female writer in the world right now. She's a prize winner too. RECOMMENDED!!

@spexi513 7 месяцев назад

Read Picture of Dorian Gray a couple years ago and really liked it . Idk if you’ve read Angela’s Ashes , but thatttt book wrecked me and I would recommend for ☘️ season

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

I think I may finally get to it this month!

@jonnie7891 7 месяцев назад

The only audio version of Dorian Gray that’s worth listening to is read by Ben Barnes. You will thank me later 😅

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

Good to know--thanks!

@user-qo6tz1oe1v 7 месяцев назад

I'm going to see Colm Toibin in Nashville at Parnassus books in May. My favorite Toibin book is The Master. A novel about Henry James

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

That's so exciting! That should be a fun event.

@rie_violet 7 месяцев назад

Hi Greg! I've read 3 novels by Niall Williams: Four Letters of Love (sadly a terrible disappointment), History of the Rain and This is Happiness, which were both 5-star reads for me. I think This is Happiness is the strongest 5-star; it is certainly not a fast-paced/action-packed book, but I was completely enamoured by it. The prose is wonderful, the characters are so vividly depicted in all their quirks, and there is also a good bit of humour among the more reflective and emotional parts. If you get to it, I hope you'll like it too. 😊 Happy reading and happy travelling!

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

That's good to know--thanks!

@MargaretPinard 7 месяцев назад

Aw, what?! I love the movie Brooklyn! lol

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

I look forward to rewatching it without my mom. 😂🤣

@sourcreams 6 месяцев назад

The picture of Dorian Gray can only be listened to narrated by Stephen Fry. I mean, he is just perfect. I absolutely loved it.

@michelejuza4531 7 месяцев назад

You have some wonderful Irish books here! You really can’t go wrong with any of the authors mentioned. I loved This is Happiness, but his book History of the Rain is one of my absolute favorite books. I highly recommend it. Enjoy your trip! 🇮🇪

@bookofdust 7 месяцев назад

What fun! Two years ago I did a Read Ireland challenge for the year and had a great time. I’m always a champion of Toibin, and you can’t go wrong with either of those. I am going to suggest that it would be a great experience to take his recent poetry collection, Vinegar Hill, as a book or audio along, with you on your trip to read/listen sporadically throughout your adventures. You and Joel could wind down at the end of the day reading a poem or two to each other. Many of them capture Ireland as a sense of place and would be heightened by listening to them in the environment. One of my favorites was about him walking through Dublin visiting the locations where all his favorite movie theaters were located that are gone. Many of them are about the Gay experience as well. It could even be a book you wait until you get there to purchase and incorporate it into your trip that way. It would probably be easier to get ahold of a copy there anyways. I think I’m ready to read Milkman this month as well. It’s been lingering in the background for many years. If you feel like dipping into a play, Dancing at Lughnasa is a masterpiece. Or watch the film, it’s really one of Meryl Streep’s greatest roles.

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

That's a fun idea about taking Toibin's poetry along! We ended every day in Italy by sitting with a glass of limoncello to write down what we did that day, so a poem or two would fit in perfectly. I've never read (or seen) Dancing at Lughnasa, but I adore Meryl Streep so that's perfect as well!

@liselottastrom5658 7 месяцев назад

Donal Ryan is a wonderful author ❤

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

@@liselottastrom5658 That's good to know!

@LuckySmellsBooks 7 месяцев назад

@@SupposedlyFun There was also a film of The Blackwater Lightship. (It was a Hallmark film but don't let that put you off! ) Angela Lansbury and Dianne Wiest were both really good in it.

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

@@LuckySmellsBooks I didn't know that! Thanks.

@BookChatWithPat8668 7 месяцев назад

Hi Greg. I love your Irish list. I, too, am planning a trip to Ireland with two dear friends, and I've been "reading Irish" for some time. FYI, The Country Girls is available at a very reasonable price at Thrift Books. I also love your phrase, "pile of possibilities" rather than TBR. 😊

@mame-musing 7 месяцев назад

“This is Happiness” by Niall Williams has some stunningly beautiful prose as well as humorous scenarios of life in rural Ireland. It’s not a quick read. For background google the electrification of West Ireland 1950’s-60’s.

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

It's been getting a lot of love in the comments, which has me even more excited to read it now.

@MargaretPinard 7 месяцев назад

What an intriguing comment!! Now must google...

@edwardlynch7922 6 месяцев назад

Just finished Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon, very enjoyable read, great characters and dripping with Irish wit.

@gilliankingston1141 7 месяцев назад

Anything by Colm Toibin is so worthwhile but I particularly enjoyed The Master, and The Heather Blazing one of his earlier works. John McGahern wrote That They May Face the Rising Sun which was a fictional account of his moving to rural Ireland with his American wife. He is one of my favourite Irish writers. By the way, Niall Williams also has an American wife and spent some time working in New York. He wrote a memoir of returning to rural Ireland and living through the wettest of summers - be prepared! Loved both Strange Flowers and Days Without End. Hope you have a wonderful trip.

@Nina_DP 7 месяцев назад

That is quite the list! I have only read three: Dorian Gray - read a million years ago. Remember liking, but not much else. Strange Flowers - liked, didn't love. This is Happiness - swoon. Five Stars. Have you read The Colony by Audrey MacGee? Themes of identity and colonialism, religion, artistic expression, language, community - a recent Booker long-list title (same year as Keegan's Small Things Like These I think). Incredibly moving, beautifully written. Highly recommend.

@AvAlanchian 7 месяцев назад

My recommendation: shortlisted for the 1980 Booker Prize: Julia O’Faolain’s No Country for Young Men. Forgotten perhaps but epic, I found a copy and loved it

@azu_rikka 7 месяцев назад

Please prioritize Colm Toibin- I love all of his books and I think The blackwater lightship suits your tastes perfectly! I have read and like all of Tana French's books and love In the Woods best. The only way I could consume Milkman is on audio, as I couldn't stand the small-font- no-paragraph reading experience 😊. To describe Maeve Binchys books as palate cleanser is accurate, her books are light and cute, nothing substantial. I hope you have a lot of fun with your pile of possibilities!

@danellegerber2177 6 месяцев назад

How much fun is this?! I always include Irish authors in my reading each year because I love them so much - I think they have such a deep connection to and beautiful way of writing about the experience of being human. Participated this year "on accident" as I read The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan this month. Will definitely be participating next year intentionally! Thank you for the post.

@pwcinla 7 месяцев назад

If you can, I would highly recommend leaving plenty of room in your suitcase so you can stock up on books while you're there. Paperbacks in the UK are sooo much cheaper than the US these days, although that never used to be the case. You'll rarely pay more than £10 ($12.50) for a fiction paperback and can usually find new releases heavily discounted. For example Demon Copperhead in paperback cost me £7.50 ($9.40) in England last month. In the US, it's listed at an insane $21.99 + tax and doesn't even come out until September '24!

@danellegerber2177 6 месяцев назад

Agreed! I came back with many books in my suitcase from the UK last summer.

@tzachizamir5779 7 месяцев назад

I really liked Audrey Magee's The Colony, but I suppose you have already read it, given that it was longlisted for the Booker in 2022

@katherineshelton 7 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed Milkman in audio. The reader is great, and what would have been really wordy in print format came out as more smooth and lyrical as an audiobook. I also really enjoyed Dubliners. The stories are really sharp and concise and completely unlike James Joyce's blathering novels.

@camillodimaria3288 6 месяцев назад

Angela’s Ashes was rather bleak & heartbreaking… oof…if you can make space for that … by all means. There’s enough pain in the world .

@spexi513 7 месяцев назад

I feel like the Irish come out w bangers more often than not 📖🪱 ☘️ 💚

@MargaretPinard 7 месяцев назад

ba-dum tsss 🥓

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

There’s certainly no shortage of authors to choose from!

@alldbooks9165 7 месяцев назад

I think I am in the minority with Milkman.

@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH 7 месяцев назад

I have a copy of The Country Girls that I’d be happy to send you. 😊

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

If my library doesn't come through next week I may take you up on that!

@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH 7 месяцев назад

It's yours if you want it! @@SupposedlyFun

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH I got an email from my library this morning that it's ready to pick up! Woohoo!

@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH 7 месяцев назад

@@SupposedlyFun excellent!!!

@marciajohansson769 7 месяцев назад

I read Angela's Ashes when it first came out... Since you are around my daughter's age... ahem. you were a mere bairn when I read it. It was an impactful read and would recommend. I picked up This is Happiness and look forward to reading soon. I hope you find the perfect selections to fulfill your Irish author challenge. I have always wanted to go to Ireland for some reason... Maybe some of my Scandinavian ancestors traipsed across the Emerald Island. 😉

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

You never know! I think I have a good mix of books to choose from, so I look forward to starting!

@readandre-read 7 месяцев назад

This Irish line up is outstanding! I need to reread those Roddy Doyle books. I read The Blackwater Lightship in January; it was excellent. I loved Brooklyn, too. Tana French is also a favorite. She's not part of the "crazy twist surprise psycho" trend of mysteries.

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

That's good to know because the "crazy twist surprise psycho" is EXACTLY what burned me out on contemporary mystery/thrillers!

@liselottastrom5658 7 месяцев назад

Colm Toibin's Nora Webster is a favourite. I love his portraits of women

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

@@liselottastrom5658 Thanks for the recommendation!

@MJ-in-Canada 7 месяцев назад

As a fan of Irish literature, I’d like to say that you’ve chosen a stellar list of authors.☘You’ll soon discover whether an author is right for you or not, and in doing so, you may decide to explore more of their works in the future. “The Country Girls” is worth waiting for. And you’re right that Maeve Binchy is a good palate cleanser if you need a bit of “warmth and charm” following a heavier book.

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

That's good to know--thanks! I'm excited to get started.

@lulukan64 7 месяцев назад

Pile of possibilities! I love that! It feels less stressful to me. ❤ If you read Twisted, I would love to hear what you think. I am adding that to my pile of possibilities 😊

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

I prefer the term pile of possibilities far more than TBR for the same reason. I'm excited to read Twisted!

@erinh7450 7 месяцев назад

Milkman: audio, audio, audio. So, right call (imho, of course)! 😂

@SupposedlyFun 7 месяцев назад

Good to know--thanks!

@madeubook 7 месяцев назад

I totally get not wanting to read James Joyce. His books terrify me. However, if you ever decide you want to give him a chance, Dubliners is a great option and since it’s a short story collection, the commitment is small and it doesn’t include any of the experimental gobbledygook that he is famous for. There is one specific story called Eveline that I still think about to this day. I hope you have a great time on your trip!!!

@BandysBooks 7 месяцев назад

Great list! I’m reading a couple of books for Irish Readathon too. Milkman is on my list and I have a Colm Toibin book. Still trying to figure out what my third option will be. Maybe Trespasses?

@mradcaqbdb 7 месяцев назад

Thankfully, I don’t see the Irish book I finished last night on your PoP. I rarely give a rating this low. (This Plague of Souls) Hope you enjoy your reading. Everything I’ve heard about Milkman is definitely go audio! I’m starting Maggie O’Farrell’s After You’d Gone for Simon’s Patreon book club in the next day or so.