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Long Island | Colm Toibin
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KCofKaysville
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Great book and very readable. A sequel to Brooklyn, but not for anyone who wants a solid ending all spelled out for them. It will keep you thinking about it. Eilis goes back to Ireland and ….

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KCofKaysville
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Starting a sequel to Brooklyn, which was good.

bibliothecarivs Just yesterday, I just acquired a copy of his recent collection of essays. Of course Tóibín is known for his fiction but I have very much enjoyed a couple of his nonfiction books ('Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce' and 'The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe'). I'm really looking forward to the essays and also another that I have: 'Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border'. 1w
KCofKaysville @bibliothecarivs Thanks. Good to know. 1w
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janeycanuck
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Did we need a sequel to Brooklyn? No. Did this really need to pick back up with the same characters versus creating a new cast of characters? Also no. I didn‘t care so much about Eilis in this but I was captivated by Jim and Nancy. I would have happily taken just their story.

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Sharpeipup
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Inspired by my recent NYC layover to read tagged book.

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peaKnit
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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The Irish accent always draws me in, a story of a middle aged woman, married with nearly adult kids, who goes back to Ireland when her life in Long island hits the fan. A return to youth and an old love which becomes quite a mess. Of course the three main characters don‘t recognize the impending disaster, it‘s what makes fiction so fun. I struggled with Brooklyn some time ago, I think I could appreciate it now. I feel like there is more to come.

Bookberry So happy to read there is a sequel to \“Brooklyn\“, which I loved reading back in the day (and watching the movie as well). Looking forward to meet Eilis and the others again :-) 1mo
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NovelNancyM
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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This was my first novel by this author. I didn't realize it was a followup to Brooklyn, but it was fine as a standalone book. I didn't love it though. The characters over multiple decades never said how they felt to people important to them. Perhaps this was a reflection of the times. On the upside, I was unsure how it would end so the plot made me want to keep reading.

NovelNancyM After reading other reviews, perhaps I should have read Brooklyn first!
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Kboltz
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Continuation of Brooklyn. I‘m not so sure about the ending, so forlorn. I would have done the same, I‘m not raising that baby!!!😳🤔. Good quick read.

Bookberry Just found out about the book. I loved \“Brooklyn\“ back in the day - the movie as well. But the story of \“Long Island\“ sounds - I don\'t know... Anyway, I know, I have to find out. 1mo
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Kent231
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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charl08
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Behind the bar, he was a prisoner. Anyone could say what they liked to him. He would never be able to predict when it would come. It could be a lone customer on a bar-stool after a few drinks saying in an insinuating tone, 'I hear that Lacey one went back to America.' On one crowded night, someone he had never seen before, as he was gathering his change from the counter, muttered, 'I'd say you're better off without that Eilis Lacey...

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notreallyelaine
Long Island | Colm Toibin

They had gone together to the cliff's edge and looked down at the strand and the calm sea. Asking a direct question about plans would have broken the ease between them. He let the moment pass.

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BookishTrish
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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In this quietly heartbreaking sequel, Ailis returns to Ireland to contemplate leaving her husband Tony. She reconnects with Jim; both men are terribly flawed. I couldn‘t put it down.

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LatrelWhite
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love this!

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Bookwormjillk
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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This book was quiet but so complicated. I am still trying to wrap my head around each of the characters. They were all so flawed but in a way that makes you want the best for them.

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MrsMalaprop
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Bloody hell he‘s good. A sequel to Brooklyn which I read years ago. The narrative style seems so simple and almost impersonal, but Tóibín is masterful at drawing characters and setting up dilemmas. What will the characters do? ???‍♀️?

squirrelbrain Great review! I bought it when it was published, and re-read (on audio) Brooklyn a few weeks ago, in preparation. But of course I haven‘t managed to read LI yet! 🤦‍♀️ 4mo
Jeg Looking forward to the next one. 4mo
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Sara_Planz
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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The story of Eilis has stayed with me for all these years. For me, Eilis is one of the most well-written characters I have ever read and her continued story was so deeply personal to me. To see this book revisit her family, her friends, and of course Jim, was an absolute roller coaster of emotions. Tóibín is a master of character development and storytelling, and with this ending, I hope it leaves the possibility of a continuation of this story.

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ClairesReads
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Well it turns out we did need this sequel and for me at least it is the stronger of the two novels. Faced with marital crisis and returning to Ireland for the first time in decades, Long Island could have been more of the same with nothing new to add. But instead, Toibin finds a subtlety and power of observation about the passing of time, the ripple effect of our decisions, and the distance and space that sits in relationships that is percipient.

JenP Agreed. I didn‘t love the first one and I thought this was much stronger. 5mo
ClairesReads @JenP I think the first one is almost better on a reread? I didn‘t fully appreciate what Toibin was doing until I knew what happened at the end? A reread lets you look at it all in action with that knowledge 5mo
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bookish_wookish
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Me and Mr. Rogers are doing some reading this morning!

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Jeg
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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A cool wintery morning here so I stayed in bed to finish this one. I can‘t stop thinking about it. I‘m not going to say too much as I don‘t know how to do spoiler alerts. What I will say is that I found the 3 main characters and their situations to be very real and I felt for them all. For discussion this would be a great book club pick. The beginning flowed easily and I thought I‘d finish it in a day then it slowed and seemed to drag a bit. 👇

Jeg I‘m still thinking about it. The more I think the more I like it. At first I was not so sure. Will be very interested in what others think. 5mo
Jeg I read Brooklyn a long time ago but as always can‘t remember it. Seems this is a follow on. In that case I look forward to the next one. 5mo
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ReadingisMyPassion
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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This is a gorgeous story of a woman alone in a marriage and the deepest bonds she rekindles on her return to the place and people she left behind, to ways of living and loving she thought she‘d lost.

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kellock
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Quickest I've read a book in a while, it sucked me right in. Was nice to catch up with Eilis and poor downtrodden Jim.

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Kazzie
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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This was great. Complex characters who were well meaning and well intentioned - but did not communicate! So much sympathy for Ailesh - and for sure over Tony. Good sequel!

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kellock
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Was hoping this would have arrived for my afternoon off #shouldhavegotitonkindle

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kellock
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Next up . . . Can not tell you how excited I am to get this tomorrow 😁

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squirrelbrain
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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We were supposed to be going away today for a few days camping, but there is a weather warning for torrential rain for all 3 days we were planning to be away. A tiny campervan and a wet Labrador don‘t really mix so we cancelled.

Went to the shops instead! The Alternatives is for #camplitsy of course! I‘m going to re-read Brooklyn before Long Island. TM Logan is one of the authors at the Harrogate Crimewriting Festival in July.

Tamra Been there done that with wet dogs. 😜 Bookshops are way more fun! 6mo
julesG Staycation camping? 6mo
squirrelbrain We can cope with rain showers @Tamra, or a day or so of rain in a week, but not 3 days of biblical rain in a 3 day holiday! 😬 6mo
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squirrelbrain Chilling out today @julesG but then back to work tomorrow - might as well not waste holiday days! 6mo
Tamra @squirrelbrain totally! Once we were in Northern WI and it POURED for a week. I thought for sure the campground would have to close for flooding. We had to take the kids (very young like 3-5) shopping just to get out! Boo hiss 6mo
AmyG Oh well. Enjoy your books! 6mo
BarbaraBB That‘s a pity, if your camping trip. You were right to buy some books instead! 6mo
squirrelbrain @Tamra - I recall having to leave a campsite when I was a kid, and they had to get a tractor to tow all the vans out as they were all stuck in the mud! 6mo
sarahbarnes A good alternative! I agree it‘s not worth trying to make it work in that kind of weather. 6mo
squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes - we were planning to visit a bookshop on our trip anyway so why not?! 6mo
Megabooks Lovely stack!! 6mo
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Graciouswarriorprincess
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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I love getting book mail. These books arrived from the publishers on Saturday. Hardest part, which one should I read first!

rubyslippersreads I wish my mom were here to read Tom Selleck‘s book. She had a big crush on him. ❤️ 6mo
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JenP
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Long Island, the sequel to Brooklyn just came out this month. Unlike Brooklyn, this was a strong pick for me. It picks up 20 years after Brooklyn. Brooklyn was very Hollywood for my tastes (I didn‘t see the movie) and Long Island was more literary fiction (aka gloomy and depressing). I‘m a bit concerned about what this says about my personality 😂

Full review on my blog. https://thereadersroom.org/2024/05/06/long-island-by-colm-toibin/

BarbaraBB Very interesting! I love Toibin but Brooklyn was no favorite of mine either. So now I am looking forward to this one! 6mo
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SaraBeagle
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Just finished re-reading Brooklyn. Ready to dive in!

KCofKaysville @SaraBeagle I liked Brooklyn a while back and the film too. Hope it is good. 6mo
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marleed
Long Island | Colm Toibin
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It‘s 1976 and nearly 25 years since Eilis returned to Brooklyn after visiting to her Ireland home. With her marriage on shaky grounds and her mother turning 80 she finally returns to Enniscorthy for an extended stay. This is a slow roll (I resisted peeking to the final pages) but Eilis‘ narrative represents the stories of so many lives. The lives where one can almost put themselves first. I hope we get to meet Eilis as she neared 70! 👇

marleed I was entertained seeing how long it would take me to scroll through 4 years of posting of Brooklyn to snap my posting for a background pic! 6mo
jlhammar I loved Brooklyn. Really looking forward to this! 6mo
marleed @jlhammar Oh so did I! I‘m always intrigued when an author revisits a character years after the original story. I thought this book was very true to Eilis and Tom‘s characters. 6mo
ReadingisMyPassion Eager to start reading this one. 6mo
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