Mothers and Sons: Stories Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Dull and duller. "

" Limpid prose. Careful sentences. These stories are beautifully written, but imbued with a studied melancholy that wasn't quite my cup of tea. "

" colm toibin is always a joy to read, even though these stories are far from joyous. Tales of mostly misshapen relationships between -- you guessed it -- mothers and sons, in all sorts of different situations -- all coming together in a sort of darkly luminous collection. "

" Terrific Irish writer with a wonderful group of very Irish-feeling short stories. "

" I now want to read everything Colm Toibin ever wrote. "

" This is a wonderfully written book of several short stories. The stories are full characters and rich that make you think at the end. Love this book! "

" I didn't want Mothers and Sons to end. It's melancholy but again, that never bothers me. With subtlety, I think this book effectively explores human loneliness and solitude, while the last book I read, The Effect of Living Backwards, beat you over the head with these themes. "

" Will either confirm or challenge your sexuality. "

" Disappointing, considering how much I enjoyed The Blackwater Lightship and the strong emotional reaction I had the first time I read "One Minus One." The stories cover a range of mother/son relationships and various scenarios, and they all ring true. Still, they largely failed to move me. "

" Some of the stories in the collection were amazing writing. Other stories were uneven in the quality of the writing, The stories in Mothers and Sons are heartfelt and some heart wrenching. Colm Toibin is one of my favorite authors. "

" Very bleak, the writing is good, but the book lacked a bit of genuine love and warmth. "

" Excellent short stories by one of Ireland's leading contemporary authors. "

" Read anything by this man,, beautiful, horrific, amazing... "

" I read this book for a bookclub I was in at the time. I can't say as of this writing that the stories moved me enough to remember any of them. He is a well known author, but this collection I of stories I don't think does his writing justice. "

" Every Colm Toibin story is worth reading. "

" So far, I love it! If you like William Trevor, you'll probably like this. AND each story is about the relationship between a mother and a son. Dark material. "

" Colm Toibin is, amongst contemporary authors, as good as they get when it comes to creating characters of depth and complexity. Even here, within the confines of the short story, he gives us characters that we can relate to and dialogue that rings true. This is a wonderful collection of shories. "

" Still can't pronounce his name, but man, I love his writing. "

" This is one to recommend and share with family and friends. "

" He's a great writer. One of the best of my generation. He writes subtly about sex but the scenes sizzle anyway. "

" terrific! Though not linked in conventional ways, perhaps, as a collection, the persistent motif of mothers and sons is artfully threaded throughout. Complex, understated resolutions to each of these; a terrific study in craft. "

" astonishing and exquisite... "

" I liked Colm's quiet renderings of real life. Nice. "