Listening on audio. Then I lost the audio and had a long suspenseful pause before getting the book from the library to learn of the surprising ending. Beautifully written, sad, melancholy, insightful. I was very frustrated with Eilis through much of the book, but it was well worth reading. Especiall...
A beautiful story, a careful, slow build of character. Impeccable writing - spare, intense, precise. Deceptively simple at the sentence level; yet so perfectly matched to the character Toibin is creating and the story he is telling. This writing is stunning in its simplicity and its power.Eilis is ...
Set in the 1950s, partly in Enniscorthy, Ireland, and partly in Brooklyn USA, this is the story of Eilis, a young woman who emigrates from her homeland because of the lack of opportunities. In both Ireland and America she finds herself emotionally entangled with men who want to marry her and she has...
Very disappointing. I kept debating whether or not to keep reading, because it felt like nothing was happening, and the characters felt so flat. Eventually, some things do happen, but it didn't make it much better. It also didn't feel like it took place in the 1950s, and I didn't feel like I cared f...
This book is so quiet and unassuming that it was difficult for me to figure out what rating to give it. I think the reason it appealed to me is because throughout the whole thing I could not help but imagine my parents, specifically my own mom, having similar thoughts and feeling and experiences whe...
Brooklyn follows Eilis Lacey as she travels to Brooklyn from Ireland in the early 50's. Many people have romanticized crossing the ocean on a ship. The author gives a more realistic version of the problems when traveling third class. It was much more nauseating than is generally depicted. The au...
2 1/2*I so desperately wanted to love this book. I have heard such great things about it. I enjoy quiet books and this fits the bill. But, and a huge but, there was no real movement and the main character (as well as all the others) seemed out of reach. We are told what is happening with the main ch...
"Brooklyn" is a beautiful novel by Colm Tóibín that explores broadly human themes in a well-portrayed specific setting. When Ellis, a young Irish girl, leaves her home town of Enniscorthy for the wide world of New York in America, she is awkward, wide-eyed, and ill-prepared for what greets her on t...
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin is a beautifully written book about Eilis Lacey, the younger daughter of a poor Irish family in Enniscorthy. There are no chapters in the book - it is divided into four parts with periodic breaks that can make decent stopping points while reading. I feel divided in my opinion...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
