Modern Irish short stories Book

*3.5*

i'm not very into short-story collections. at the risk of sounding really silly, i have to say they confuse me at times. my mind cannot help trying to build some sense of continuity from one story to the next even though i know they're not connected and, as it's the case with this particular anthology, they're not even written by the same authors. but my mind does this nevertheless to my annoyance.

that being said (and taking in consideration this detail) i thought this was quite a solid collection. not going to lie, i did get bored at times with some of these stories but, overall, those were part of the minority. and i think what helped me the most to enjoy these stories separately was how it managed to deal with a wide range of topics. of course, they are all about ireland, of course. but some were quite silly dealing with more domestic issues or retelling folk tales whilst others were more serious and darker yet all of them (on some level or another) were always political. and somehow felt genuine despite the fact that i'm not irish and i haven't been there before.