n "Keeping the Faith", Billy Joel advises us that "... the good ol' days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems ..." In "The Secret Scripture", Sebastian Barry tells the story of Roseanne McNulty, an Irish girl born ahead of her time, waiting for society's impressions of a woman's place to catch up. Her reward was life in a mental institution an institution preparing to shut down and the staff wondering what to do with their 98 year old long-term resident. Meanwhile, the psychiatrist in charge of the facility finds himself distracted by the death of his wife.
"The Secret Scripture" was not my usual read. There were no crimes to solve, no car crashes, no demons ... well, not unless they wore human form. Certainly nothing remotely resembling "mindless entertainment" - it was required to THINK while reading this book. I can do that on occasion and still enjoy a book. But, since I have to think for a living, I prefer my reading to be, um, less "deep". Can't fault the author for that, however my issue, not his!!
RATING: 4 stars.
"The Secret Scripture" was not my usual read. There were no crimes to solve, no car crashes, no demons ... well, not unless they wore human form. Certainly nothing remotely resembling "mindless entertainment" - it was required to THINK while reading this book. I can do that on occasion and still enjoy a book. But, since I have to think for a living, I prefer my reading to be, um, less "deep". Can't fault the author for that, however my issue, not his!!
RATING: 4 stars.
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