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Name: The Irish Goodbye
Rating: 4.5 (48 reviews)
Author: Beth Ann Fennelly

The Irish Goodbye

Micro-Memoirs

by Beth Ann Fennelly

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Linda G. (Puyallup, WA)

Saying Goodbye
I am probably not the best reader to write this review because I am not a fan of memoir. I, like the author, have lost a sister recently but because my sister was 80 and I am older than that, there was nothing in this book that I could identify with. First of all I couldn't see how her husband could "fold" an oven mitt; that kept bothering me along with other bits. I did like that fact that reading this made me think about the concept of "Irish Goodbye"- leaving without telling people. This book just wasn't for me.

Shirl

Interesting Book
"The Irish Goodbye" was a different kind of memoir book than I had ever read. I found three main types of mini memoirs within this book. First, there were loving thoughts that touched me, especially about her mother and mother-in-law. Second, there were thoughts that seemed random - like why do I want to know this about a stranger. And third, there were the personal thoughts I didn't think I should know about a stranger. I found it to be an unusual but interesting read.

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