5 stars
I thought about not giving this five stars, because it's definitely not a perfectly written book, but then I remembered all of the hours that I spent immersed in, obsessed with and besotted by this massive novel. Cyril Avery was born to a sixteen year old unwed mother who left him in the care of a nun who later left him with his unusual adoptive parents. His childhood and adolescence in Ireland is colored by his sexual identity and the shadow of the Catholic church. The novel follows his entire life as people come into and out of his life, as he makes terrible decisions and deals with tragedy. It is deep, heartbreaking and beautifully humorous. It is a book that I will think about for years to come and will probably return to when I want to immerse myself in the tragedy and beauty of one person's life. I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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