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In a quintessential, yet also satirical small Irish town, a woman walks into a gun shop, takes the first gun she sees, throws money at the appropriately dazed man, grabs some wrong ammo and gets in a cab. What follows is an often circumnavigated story about, again, a quintessential and satirized crime family that involves numerous murders both past and present, incest, intense trauma, bad coping mechanisms, and the creation and ending of multiple narratives that allows those involved to go about their day to day. The authenticity is evident, with no preaching or sermonizing, making it a remarkable treatment of the subjects. Narrated from an anonymous person within the town, clearly more integrated in the rumour mill, as they're able to elucidate on much more than all that, but conveys it all the same, implicating everyone in one way or another.
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Save:'Milkman' by Anna Burns is a challenging novel set in Northern Ireland during 'The Troubles' in the 1970s. The story follows an unnamed 18-year-old girl who narrates her experiences dealing with unwanted attention from an older political activist known as the milkman. The writing style of the book is dense and requires concentration, with long paragraphs and a lack of traditional names for characters, creating a sense of discomfort for the reader. The novel delves into themes of fear, gossip, mistrust, and the societal pressures faced by individuals living in a politically turbulent environment.
The day Somebody McSomebody put a gun to my breast and called me a cat and threatened to shoot me was the same day the milkman died. He had been shot by one of the state hit squads and I did not care ...
