![]() I have given The Speech at least a hundred times. It is not a piece without hope but the horror ultimately outweighed the ending, for me. ![]() It is also one I don't feel I could ever deliver, for how deeply its words have wounded it, despite the five stars I have awarded it. It has an important story to tell and a powerful message to deliver. This emotion is what made this an unforgettable piece. There is a brutality evident in every scene this delivers. In places it was almost too sorrowful to continue reading and I spent much of my reading straining to make sense of the words, through tear-filled and red-rimmed eyes. As protagonist, Paula, takes us through her life in a series of flashbacks, we are invited to bear witness to the utter sorrow that has chronicled it. Each character was given a voice truly of their own and the nuances in tone and expression made them immediately recognisable, to the reader. ![]() His characters felt authentic and their flaws exuded life and vitality often missing from other contemporary literature, I have read. ![]() ![]() Doyle provides a startling and insightful vision of suburban Irish dialogue and society. I admit I was fearful that his writing might not have aged well, when I read the synopsis and reviews that spoke of this cultural focus. I acquired a collection of his best known works and then did nothing else with them for a few years. This author has been on my radar since a creative course in university, when my lecturer provided us with her self-curated list of 100 books/authors to read in our lifetime. ![]()
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