A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing : A Novel (Paperback)

from mooingzelda

A young Irish girl narrates a heartbreaking, furious story of abuse, cruelty and grief in an unusual style. I found A Girl is a Half-formed Thing an incredibly difficult read, even while I admired the author's chutzpah in breaking all the conventions of language by writing it the way she did - a ...

from Violetthedwarf

Not a book for the casual reader. This is a book you have to work for. It won't appeal to all readers. It may not even appeal to most readers.The language is difficult to read. Deliberately so, because McBride uses language to hammer home the confusion and despair of her young protagonist. If you...

from bodachliath

This is a hugely powerful piece of writing - it is too dark and disturbing to be considered an enjoyable read, but I couldn't put it down. The disjointed prose style works brilliantly, and the book richly deserves the attention it has received recently.

from Kirstie_Innes-Will

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing has deservedly garnered a lot of praise, but not everyone will be able to stomach the content of Eimar McBride's debut novel, or her radical stream-of-consciousness prose. It is a demanding read, and at times an emotionally gruelling one. I was fascinated with the au...

from ErickaS

This book is wonderfully unusual. The experimental prose adds to the concept of the book as a whole. The girl, the main character, is only on the cusp of figuring out life and where hers is going. The prose creates images in the reader's head without the distraction of dialogue or description. It...