Thursday, February 3, 2022

Holy Orders

Easily the weakest of the Quirke series, Holy Orders contains a mystery that isn't much of a mystery at all, the usual obsession with describing alcohol, cigarettes, trees and rain, and a style of narrative that has characters repeatedly asking each other questions to which there are no answers. I am beginning to wonder if this installment is some kind of meta joke.

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