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tculp's review against another edition
3.0
This was a charming, chuckling, clever romp in Ireland. A bit slow at times and light on plot, if you're in the mood for some light, lovely prose and subtle humor, you will enjoy this.
slbenz's review against another edition
2.0
This was recommended to me, I read it because it was based in County Kerry. Since it is the first book of a trilogy, I will have the read all of them, to find out who the killer is.
lemonlibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
Eh. I got this for Christmas and it sounded really neat and funny. However, I had no sympathy with any of the characters, especially the main one, and that made the book less enjoyable. The only reason I will be reading the next two in the trilogy is because I also received those for Christmas.
annie8me's review against another edition
4.0
Very well read! the writing style was very interesting in that it was mostly the imaginative (aka crazy) musings of the narrator instead of constant dialogue. I found myself laughing out loud at his absurd thinking, but the pig….the pig…what a character. Definitely will be giving the others in the series a try since the ending was literally a cliff hanger.
skinnypenguin's review against another edition
2.0
A little strange, not sure whether I liked it or not.
canadianbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
This extraordinary and quirky novel continually surprised me with more and more unexpected behaviour by the characters.
Told from the point of view of Aaron McCloud, who has come to this small village in Ireland from New York City to stay with his aunt Kitty, the novel begins with Aaron's detour. The bus Aaron is traveling on is held up by pigs loose on the road. When Aaron tries to help, he ends up left behind and followed by a pig.
He takes the pig to his aunt's house and there the trouble really begins. The pig roots up the vegetable garden, unearthing some very disturbing.
The characters are all unique, from Aaron with his self-centered pride to Kitty with her career as a novelist correcting the classics to Lolly the attractive pig farmer. The haplessness of Aaron is a foil for the sureness of the others.
The final scene is unexpected and yet inevitable.
A great summer read.
Told from the point of view of Aaron McCloud, who has come to this small village in Ireland from New York City to stay with his aunt Kitty, the novel begins with Aaron's detour. The bus Aaron is traveling on is held up by pigs loose on the road. When Aaron tries to help, he ends up left behind and followed by a pig.
He takes the pig to his aunt's house and there the trouble really begins. The pig roots up the vegetable garden, unearthing some very disturbing.
The characters are all unique, from Aaron with his self-centered pride to Kitty with her career as a novelist correcting the classics to Lolly the attractive pig farmer. The haplessness of Aaron is a foil for the sureness of the others.
The final scene is unexpected and yet inevitable.
A great summer read.
azbaby53's review against another edition
4.0
Great fun. Magical Realism in Ireland. The First of the Pig Trilogy.