The Lesser Bohemians

by Eimear McBride

** WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK MEMORIAL PRIZE **
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE **

The second novel from Eimear McBride, author of the Baileys Prize winning novel, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing.

The vibrant energy of 1990s London. A year of passion and discovery. The anxiety and intensity of new love.

An eighteen-year-old Irish girl arrives in London to study drama and falls violently in love with an older actor. While she is naive and thrilled by life in the big city, he is haunted by demons. The clamorous relationship that ensues risks undoing them both. At once epic and exquisitely intimate, The Lesser Bohemians is a celebration of the dark and the light in love.

• ISBN10: 0571327869
• ISBN13: 9780571327867
• Publish Date: 30 August 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Faber & Faber
• Edition: Main
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

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I am not a fan of the stream of consciousness writing style, and unfortunately was not a fan of this book. I found the prose format distracting and confusing at times and it really hindered me from getting involved in the story.

The story is of a young Irish actress who moves to London to pursue her career. The plot follows the typical story of a drama student who becomes embroiled in the off-stage drama. Had it been written in a more, understandable style, I probably would have found the charm but the style really set me off. The dialogue, disjointed at times, was hard to understand and make sense of.

Fans of the consciousness style might be able to decipher the unique brilliance in McBride's writing, but for me this was a difficult book to finish.