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A History of Loneliness
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I need to give this 5 stars because the writing was superb and, well, it’s John Boyne.. a favorite.
This is the story of an Irish boy, Odran Yates, and his path to priesthood. He is a very good man and he becomes aware, at too late of a time, about the abuses going on in the Catholic Church. This covers the years of his life between 1964 and 2013.
Father Odran is such a loving character, and as the awareness unfolds in him, he makes himself accountable for the sins of others.
Boyne takes us into this dark and troubled history of the church with a gripping story, with much depth and sadness.
This is the story of an Irish boy, Odran Yates, and his path to priesthood. He is a very good man and he becomes aware, at too late of a time, about the abuses going on in the Catholic Church. This covers the years of his life between 1964 and 2013.
Father Odran is such a loving character, and as the awareness unfolds in him, he makes himself accountable for the sins of others.
Boyne takes us into this dark and troubled history of the church with a gripping story, with much depth and sadness.
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Jan 20, 2019 02:26PM
This sounds very interesting. I look forward to your review.
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I love this author so I’m going to try and read all his books at some point.
Me too, Karen. His writing is amazing!
Tisa wrote: "Ditto! ❤️"Deanne wrote: "Me too, Karen. His writing is amazing!"
I’m so happy that you both love his writing too!!
This is another one that's been on my list for too long, Karen! I hope you are loving it!
Cheri wrote: "This is another one that's been on my list for too long, Karen! I hope you are loving it!"I’m taking my time with this but it’s so good Cheri!
Karen, Great review - I have this book in my TBR stack. So glad you liked it!
I so need to get to this author, Karen! I've added it too....glad you enjoy his writing as I'm sure I will too now.
Lisa wrote: "Karen, Great review - I have this book in my TBR stack. So glad you liked it!"Thank you Lisa, it was on my TBR for quite sometime too!
Jen wrote: "I so need to get to this author, Karen! I've added it too....glad you enjoy his writing as I'm sure I will too now."Jen, you haven’t read The Hearts Invisible Furies?!! Oh my, start with that one!!
I am hoping to get to this author in the next week or so! Like Jen...I haven’t yet, either. 🙈 Great review, Karen!
Dana wrote: "I am hoping to get to this author in the next week or so! Like Jen...I haven’t yet, either. 🙈 Great review, Karen!"Thank you Dana! I hope at some point you do get to him😊
Great review, Karen. Love his writing & can't wait to read this one, too!!
Angela M wrote: "Great review, Karen."Thank you Angela!
Peggy wrote: "Great review, Karen. Love his writing & can't wait to read this one, too!!"Thank you Peggy! I hope you enjoy it too!
Great review, Karen! I'll most definitely be reading this book :)
Candi wrote: "Great review, Karen! I'll most definitely be reading this book :)"Thank you Candi! I hope to rad most of his books!
Love John Boyne! Great review. Adding to my tbr 😊
Bookworm wrote: "Love John Boyne! Great review. Adding to my tbr 😊"Thank you Bookworm! Enjoy!
Wonderful review, Karen! I must read this!
Wow, Karen, I definitely need to read this, too. I’ve only read one Boyne book. Wonderful review!
Meredith wrote: "Wonderful review, Karen! I must read this!"Thank you Enjoy!!
Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader wrote: "Wow, Karen, I definitely need to read this, too. I’ve only read one Boyne book. Wonderful review!"Thank you Enjoy!!
I'm glad you appreciated it. This book sounds like it preaches to my biases as I'm not a big fan of religion (nothing personal), so I'll probably pass on it, for now, anyway.
Bianca wrote: "I'm glad you appreciated it. This book sounds like it preaches to my biases as I'm not a big fan of religion (nothing personal), so I'll probably pass on it, for now, anyway."Thank s Bianca, I really did enjoy it, it’s not preachy at all😊
I love this author and I am anxious to read this book after your wonderful review, Karen.
Marialyce wrote: "I love this author and I am anxious to read this book after your wonderful review, Karen."Thank you Marialyce! xo
My next book by him that I read, will be The Absolutist!
Ha! I just posted a review today. Although I liked it, it wasn't my favorite by far. I see you're going to tackle The Absolutist next. It's fantastic, I hope you love it.
Nice review Karen! I think Boyne can do no wrong in many people's eyes. :-) Looking forward to reading this one now. Glad you liked it.
Felicia wrote: "Ha! I just posted a review today. Although I liked it, it wasn't my favorite by far. I see you're going to tackle The Absolutist next. It's fantastic, I hope you love it."This was my third Boyne book, and so far Furies is my favorite, but I still think this deserved all the stars 😊 I’m sure I will love The Absolutist also!
PorshaJo wrote: "Nice review Karen! I think Boyne can do no wrong in many people's eyes. :-) Looking forward to reading this one now. Glad you liked it."Thank you PorshaJo!
I really loved his Heart’s Invisible Furies, Karen. I am not aware of this book you so nicely reviewed.It looks really intense. I’m going to read Ladder to the Sky next, then will look at some of his others as well. Do you have a fave?
Christine wrote: "I really loved his Heart’s Invisible Furies, Karen. I am not aware of this book you so nicely reviewed.It looks really intense. I’m going to read Ladder to the Sky next, then will look at some of h..."The Heart’s Invisible Furies was my first read of his and my favorite... but Ladder to the Sky was just as good but in a different way, just a genius concept 😃... I’m going to keep picking up more of his to read, I just must!
Fantastic review, Karen, I'm so glad to know that you loved this, I hope to get to this one soon, maybe next month, but we'll see.
Cheri wrote: "Fantastic review, Karen, I'm so glad to know that you loved this, I hope to get to this one soon, maybe next month, but we'll see."Thank you Cheri! You won’t be disappointed 😊
Kathleen wrote: "Amazing review, Karen."Thanks so much Kathleen!
Brilliant review Karen, sounds interested this book
Paulette wrote: "Brilliant review Karen, sounds interested this book"Thank you Paulette!
Deanna wrote: "Excellent review!!!"Thanks Deanna!
Love this author so I must get to read this book after seeing those five stars. Wonderful review, Karen!
Karen wrote: "Boyne takes us into this dark and troubled history of the church with a gripping story, with much depth and sadness."Dark and troubled indeed! I was raised Catholic and this makes me so sad. Great review, Karen. I'm only starting to get into this Irish author.
Marialyce wrote: "Love this author so I must get to read this book after seeing those five stars. Wonderful review, Karen!"Thank you Marialyce! I love him too and plan to read all of his books eventually!
Carol wrote: "Karen wrote: "Boyne takes us into this dark and troubled history of the church with a gripping story, with much depth and sadness."Dark and troubled indeed! I was raised Catholic and this makes m..."
Yes Carol, I was raised Lutheran which is very similar since Martin Luther had been a Catholic monk... I think Martin had the right idea that priests should be able to marry...how else can they advise people in relationships.. and also.. it may have kept much of this abuse at bay.. so sad... but Father Oden in this book is an exception... lovely man!
Karen wrote: "I think Martin had the right idea that priests should marry..how else can they advise people in relationships...I couldn't agree more, Karen...and, they should allow women to be part of the priesthood. I have a couple of this author's latest novels queued up for 2019.
Carol wrote: "Karen wrote: "I think Martin had the right idea that priests should marry..how else can they advise people in relationships...I couldn't agree more, Karen...and, they should allow women to be par..."
Enjoy!!
