
Bog Child
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Narrated by:
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Sile Bermingham
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By:
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Siobhan Dowd
Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what - a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.
Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.
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Critic reviews
"This compelling read is lyrically written and contains authentic dialogue and challenging and involving moral issues." ( School Library Journal)
"A strong story that is rich in language, setting, and theme." ( Booklist)
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The only downside was that in the audiobook it's hard to tell when things are happening in Mel's voice-- those sections are italicized in the book but the reader doesn't differentiate them much. The reader has a beautiful lilting voice.
Hidden gem
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The writing was really quite good. Nice style. It's what convinced me to try the audiobook in the first place. The narrator is so so. Her reading is fine. Her Irish accent is fine (for Heaven's sake, do NOT pick up this audiobook if you don't like Irish accents). But there is less variety in her character voices than I might've liked, and when she tries to mimic other accents, it's a bit embarrassing.
Over all, I was kind of disappointed. The setting seemed under utilized. The messaging is a little trite. Everyone is either reticent or cynical about The Cause. Those who make tremendous sacrifices are said to do so because "It's their decision". Violence is always senseless, and reasons are always just a pretext. But these people did have reasons and, right or wrong, I'd have like to have known their motives, just a little.
Mostly I was just bored. Maybe if I was eighteen again, I'd have felt differently. Don't know.
Just okay
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Amazing poignant
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didn't like story or ascent of narrator
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