Spinning Heart. Donal Ryan | 
pickBeautifully written, but relentlessly bleak and heart breaking. Desperate people in desperate situations doing desperate things, and each judging each other. But again, the writing was stellar, and the format intriguing. One you read when you're in the mood for a sad book.
pickI finished this a few days ago, and have been trying to process it since. It‘s another where I don‘t really know what I feel about it. The writing is beautiful, and the way the author creates a that feeling of an undercurrent of tension an Irish town affected by recession is very well done. I recognise that it‘s an excellent book, so it‘s getting a pick. But it‘s not really my “thing” - whatever my “thing” is!🤣
@Cathythoughts , your post about another novel by this author reminded me that I still had this gift from you on my shelves!
I‘m only two chapters in and but already loving it (especially the Irish terminology and slang 😆).
Thanks again, my friend! 😘😘
Thank you Caroline, Emma, Jessie, Jenny (more in a min), Jess and an anonymous friend- let me know so I can thank you properly!
So many cool books to choose from today!!
Good morning, everyone! The moment you have all been waiting for!! Sorry I am running a little late this morning!! Our official #BookSpin number is TEN!! Our official #DoubleSpin number is FIVE!! I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone's lists & am really looking forward to seeing your reviews!
Just a few quick housekeeping items that I would really appreciate if you would take a moment to read, which are usually the same BUT this month ⬇
@Cathythoughts !! What a wonderful birthday bundle! 😍😍
All three books sound amazing and I love that you included a written postcard with each of them. And new sweets for me to discover and a lovely bookmark, too! ❤️❤️
I love it all. Thank you so much, sweet friend! 😘😘
Okay, friends, I'm still waiting for Mom to arrive, so I'm going to get this posted really quickly!! Bingo may be later this morning, though! 😂
Our official #BookSpin number is SEVEN!! Our official #DoubleSpin number is NINETEEN!! I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone's lists & am really looking forward to seeing your reviews!
Just a few quick housekeeping items that I would really appreciate if you would take a moment to read - ⬇
Reading this great little book set in the aftermath of Ireland's financial crash. Each chapter a perspective from a different character in an Irish village. Picked this up a couple of years ago in Ireland, and today it asked to be read. Bonus, it matches my outfit.
#bookspin list for June! Hoping to get numbers that line up with my #booked2020 challenge. Fell a little behind in the quarantine craziness 😬
@TheAromaofBooks
I had a lot of trouble getting this to fit in this space, but here is my June list for #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin Thank you for hosting this challenge. It has made a big difference in getting my TBR read!
Hey friends!! We are a little over a week away from drawing June's #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin numbers, but since it's a nice long weekend for many of us, I thought I'd post the reminder today in case people want to work on their lists!!
For June, I'm back to regular #BookSpin life!! I'm just planning to draw the usual two numbers.
As usual, please tag me directly when you post your lists so I can add you to the list. When I draw the numbers, I ⬇
pick🎧 Lit-fic set in a small town in Ireland in the aftermath of the housing bust a few years ago. Each chapter is told from a different character‘s POV and, each testimony sheds light on the characters and events told. Wayne Farrell (the audiobook narrator) deftly handles all the roles.
This is a re-listen for me, a short (5+ hr) refresher before I head into ‘The Thing About December‘— Up next!
bailedRead half the book. Great writing but all the characters are so very unrelatable to me and I can‘t get to know any of them well because each chapter is from the perspective of a different character. Depressing book. Have to bail and find something uplifting to read for awhile.
An Irish pick to read before my trip to Ireland this month!
Shopping spree in Dingle, Ireland! 😍 Lovely bookshop there. They had a list of their top ten Irish fiction, so I picked two randomly. Hadn't heard of these before, although they have won/been nominated for awards. Anyone read them?
The scene is set. Bookclub back on tonight after summer break. I'm hosting. Just waiting for the ladies to arrive now 🎉🍷❤️
#septenbowie #sorrow @Marchpane @Cinfhen A further quote from the Spinning Heart. Bridie is speaking of Bobby here. He is a man ofcorse, but Bridie endearingly calls him a boy here. #sorrow
#Septembowie #Lookbackinanger @Marchpane @Cinfhen in this quote from The Spinning Heart ❤️ Bobby looks back in anger. " we couldn't breathe right" he says.
pickSet during the recent Irish recession , The Spinning Heart gives a voice to individuals struggling with their inner worlds & the recession. It is heartbreakingly beautiful & sad & funny & so real. " there is a red metal heart in the centre of the low front gate, skewered on a rotating hinge. It's flaking now , the red is nearly gone. ......
It still spins in the wind , though, A flaking , creaking, spinning heart ❤️ A short book, a masterpiece ?
#AwesomeAutumnBooks @Jess7 #perfectpets. New haircuts !!! Harry & Jack are looking good , the little pets 😊& The Spinning Heart is brilliant ❤️
This is next up for me. My book club returns after our summer break on September 29th , I'm hosting, & this is the chosen book. Better start reading .........❤️
#friYaYintro @jess.how
1. My new fave book series will be Jo Nesbo & Harry Hole. Having just finished The Snowman I can safely say I have begun my new fave series
2. Ketchup
3. Mice ( I cringe even writing the word)
4. 2 sister / 2 brothers
5. I will do 👍❤️❤️
pickFeels like forever since I last finished a book. I enjoyed this wee Irish novella. Chapters told from the perspective of different villagers with some interesting revelations along the way.
The Spinning Heart is the book I'll be sending. Would you like to participate? Leave a comment and I'll get in touch with my details.
#day24 "My father still lives back the road past the weir in the cottage I was reared in. I go there every day to see is he dead and every day he lets me down. He hadn't yet missed a day of letting me down. He smiles at me; that terrible smile. He knows I'm coming to check is he dead. He knows I know he knows." I've posted this quote before but couldn't resist posting it again #greatquote #openinglines #somethingforsept
pickThis audiobook is one of my favorites of all time. Through the stories of 23 people in a small Irish town, Ryan wrote a novel that spoke to me deeply. All of the characters are narrated by Wayne Farrell and he was amazing. Relatively new to the craft, he made them each unique. It is just over 4 hours long and so darn good. It is more than deserving of my #Recommensday vote.
My father still lives back the road past the weir in the cottage I was reared in. I go there everyday to see is he dead & everyday he lets me down. He hasn't missed a day of letting me down. He smiles at me; that terrible smile. He knows I'm coming to check is he dead. He knows I know he knows.
