The Light of Evening Audiobook

" This is an extremely layered story, full of many cultural markers and recognizable O'Brien staples, yet somehow quite different from her novels and short stories I've read. It isn't a happy story. "

" This was one of the most boring books I have ever read. I could not wait for it to be over but almost groaned every time I picked it up. The only redeeming part was a section set in New York in the early 1900's. The characters were odd and the plot meandering and pointless. The sections with the daughter were the most tedious as the author went into long, literary monologues to prove she was well read ?!?!!??! Would avoid her other books like a Danielle Steel. "

" The style of writing in very flowery, but I found this book jumped around a lot and was difficult to follow and also very depressing. "

" Just not my kind of a read "

" This is a book about a complicated relationship between a conservative irish Catholic mother and her wild slightly messed up daughter. I bought it at my favorite book store in Kinsale Ireland . It's set in Ireland and written by an Irish author. "

" a rather depressing read and a bit confusing as to who was the narrator in some parts. "

" the premise was okay on this book, but the flow of the story was really hard to follow. I kept getting lost, and re-reading chapters to try to figure out how it fit together. "

" The story unfolds through three generations of women in an Irish family that is struggling to escape poverty and the limitations of their lives. Lots of mother-daughter angst. Rich plotting for a story told largely through correspondence. "

" A moving account of a mother's life, a daughter's life and their relationship. Edna O'Brien is a brilliant wordsmith; the prologue is a one-page masterpiece. "

" Ashamed to say I couldn't make clear sense of it. Some terrible conflict going on in the daughter with respect to her mother's old homestead...but the why of it is not clear. It is my hope that other readers of this very Irish novel can explain to me what it is I missed. "

" Tragic lives and hopes dashed, told through the interwoven stories of mother and daughter. "

" Honestly, this book did not keep my interest & therefore was hard to understand. -J "

" the language is gorgeous; the narrative, which switches back and forth over several decades and between mother and daughter, is often confusing, but nonetheless I found myself captivated by the book (probably not for everyone---she's written many better novels). "

" Okay - sad. Saving grace was memorable letters from a mom to her daughter in last chapter. "

" Tough read. Irish brogue. It is a good book if you can get past that. "

" This book affected me more deeply than anything I have read in a long time, with its beautiful account of the complicated relationship of a mother and her daughter. Edna O'Brien is a writer for the ages. "

" I couldn't get into this book. I read the first several chapters and gave up because there wasn't anything to draw me in to the characters. "

" Not an overly exciting read, but it has quite a few good thoughts about life, family, death, home, etc. I wouldn't read it again though, just not one of those books. "

" Didn't enjoy this too much.... "

" Portrait of a mother-daughter relationship read by Tina Kellegher. "

" O'Brien's language is beautiful but the book was a bit hard to follow. "

" Takes awhile to get used to the prose of O'Brien, but eventually it tends to make the novel much more poetic. Provides glimpses of immigrant life and insight into the strain of mother-daughter (parent-child) relationships. Good read, more here "

" The story unfolds through three generations of women in an Irish family that is struggling to escape poverty and the limitations of their lives. Lots of mother-daughter angst. Rich plotting for a story told largely through correspondence. "

" I think Edna o Brien is a superb writer....any of her books "

" Okay - sad. Saving grace was memorable letters from a mom to her daughter in last chapter. "

" the premise was okay on this book, but the flow of the story was really hard to follow. I kept getting lost, and re-reading chapters to try to figure out how it fit together. "

" I'm still cogitating on this one. Veering between 3.5 and 4 stars. It was beautifully written, and the beginning and end were awesome, but the middle was a little flat for me. <br/> <br/>Also, I think you need to veg on this one for awhile to figure everything out. "

" The style of writing in very flowery, but I found this book jumped around a lot and was difficult to follow and also very depressing. "

" I couldn't get into this book. I read the first several chapters and gave up because there wasn't anything to draw me in to the characters. "

" the language is gorgeous; the narrative, which switches back and forth over several decades and between mother and daughter, is often confusing, but nonetheless I found myself captivated by the book (probably not for everyone---she's written many better novels). "

" Didn't enjoy this too much.... "

" A moving account of a mother's life, a daughter's life and their relationship. Edna O'Brien is a brilliant wordsmith; the prologue is a one-page masterpiece. "

" I enjoyed this and found it moving in parts, but I was left strangely dissatisfied at the end - which might have been the point, I suppose?! "

" This is a book about a complicated relationship between a conservative irish Catholic mother and her wild slightly messed up daughter. I bought it at my favorite book store in Kinsale Ireland . It's set in Ireland and written by an Irish author. "

" O'Brien's language is beautiful but the book was a bit hard to follow. "