Antarctica

I don't have much to say about this short story collection. Critically aclaimed it may be, but it left me cold and indifferent. The first story, named'‘Antarctica'' and the story with the simple title ‘‘Sisters'' were the best, written in a foreboding voice, full of mystery. Especially, ‘‘Antarctica'' was on my mind for days. However, I found the writing to be repetitive and the themes of the stories tedious and too melodramatic and narrow. We have women who want to ‘‘try'' how it would have been if they hadn't made the choice they made, and after a while, I had the impression that each story was the same. ‘‘Passport Soup'' was a welcome change, it was disturbing and dark.I gave three stars because some of the characters had potential and the three aforementioned stories were marvellously written, but if I wanted to be completely accurate, I would grant 2- 2.5. I am not a fan of family drama and melodrama in general, so I couldn't appreciate this. However, I intend to try my luck with [b:Walk the Blue Fields: Stories 2524702 Walk the Blue Fields Stories Claire Keegan https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328822610s/2524702.jpg 1168396] and see how it goes. I hope I found the distinctive, haunting Irish writing that -for me, at least- was lacking here.