‘How We Mortals Blame The Gods’ is a début novel, which follows the intricate twists and turns of two couples living on one day in Dublin, Bloomsday, June 16th 2004. The novel loosely shadows James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’100 years to the day after the original. It deals with an ailing marriage, the grief of losing a child, the coming of age of two people struggling with parental conflict, and a teenage boy whose grief and lack of belonging drive him towards a potentially violent act. The prose is punchy and modern with a nod to the great man himself.
This is an excellent reimagining of James Joyce’s novel set 100 years later in the increasingly multi-cultural and suddenly affluent capital of Celtic Tiger Ireland. It artfully poses questions of how Joyce’s genius and the reverence for it can sit in a Dublin that is so different to anything that he knew and in tracing the same journeys in an entirely new set of footprints the novel almost casually highlights the few elements of Dublin life that have changed not a scrap in between times. It does all this while also drawing the reader into a deceptively fast paced ride of sex, drugs and lots and lots of rock and roll in a thrilling life or death adventure.
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Angela Langan –
Engaging and vivid narration brings this classic twist to life. A contemporary twist on the classic which transports you back a decade or two ago to memorable haunts and places of vibrant Dublin. Carefully chosen characters reflect modern day cosmpolitan Ireland and insight into their complex and interconnected lives. Twists and turns abound and some quite unexpected and shocking dare I say.
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Elaine –
I’ve never read Ulysses not will I ever do so but this modern take on it was very enjoyable and well worth the read.
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Eileen –
Good take on a modern day Ulysses. Enjoyable read. Recommend
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Colleen McFadyen –
Riveting read with compelling portrait of modern Dublin and engaging story. A must read for fans of James Joyce’s Ulysses – and for those like myself who have never so much as opened it.
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John Cronin –
This is an excellent reimagining of James Joyce’s novel set 100 years later in the increasingly multi-cultural and suddenly affluent capital of Celtic Tiger Ireland. It artfully poses questions of how Joyce’s genius and the reverence for it can sit in a Dublin that is so different to anything that he knew and in tracing the same journeys in an entirely new set of footprints the novel almost casually highlights the few elements of Dublin life that have changed not a scrap in between times. It does all this while also drawing the reader into a deceptively fast paced ride of sex, drugs and lots and lots of rock and roll in a thrilling life or death adventure.
Angela Langan –
Engaging and vivid narration brings this classic twist to life. A contemporary twist on the classic which transports you back a decade or two ago to memorable haunts and places of vibrant Dublin. Carefully chosen characters reflect modern day cosmpolitan Ireland and insight into their complex and interconnected lives. Twists and turns abound and some quite unexpected and shocking dare I say.
Elaine –
I’ve never read Ulysses not will I ever do so but this modern take on it was very enjoyable and well worth the read.
Eileen –
Good take on a modern day Ulysses. Enjoyable read. Recommend
Colleen McFadyen –
Riveting read with compelling portrait of modern Dublin and engaging story. A must read for fans of James Joyce’s Ulysses – and for those like myself who have never so much as opened it.