The Chisellers by Brendan O'Carroll
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Book Reviews of The Chisellers
Book Review: Very good sequel to The Mammy!
Summary: 4 Stars
The Chisellers is the second book in a trilogy by Brendan O'Carroll which began with The Mammy. As I found with the first book, this is a good book which continues the story of Agnes Browne and her seven children.
When we first meet Agnes Browne she is newly widowed trying hard to take care of her children, the Chisellers of the title, and her stall in the market of the streets of Jarro. In this book, Agnes is older, wiser and still trying hard to keep her children in school or at work. Her oldest son is now working for an elderly man making furniture which presents the reader with a bit of a mystery while her daughter is keeping company with a local policeman. Then there is Agnes's son who has become a hair dresser and is keeping the secret that he is gay fromthe family. The younger boys are in school where one son isn't doing well and will be expelled while another one has become a pickpocket in the local stores. As Agnes continues selling her wares in the marketplace, she desparately misses her dear friend Marion while she continues her relationship with Pierre the owner of a pizza store.
Life couldn't be more of a challenge for Agnes keeping everything together and calm when she receives word that the Browne clan will be relocated to a different area while renovations to the area of her flat in the Jarro is completed. Naturally, this is quite unsettling to a woman who has never lived anywehre else and she wonders how her children will adjust. What happens when they move and one son is gone from their midst and the days are good and then bleak fills the pages of this book with laughs and tears.
This was a really good read and a worthy title to follow The Mammy. While reading this book, Agnes and her chislellers become real fleshed out people that any reader feels they know well. As I closed this book I looked forward to reading the last book in the trilogy, The Granny.
Book Review: "AH, A FINE READ, INDEED!
Summary: 4 Stars
Agnes Browne and her brood of seven continue their roguish adventures in this next installemnt of Brendan O'Carroll's marvelous trilogy. Though humorous again, this book takes a harsher look at the realities of this family, centering on character studies of the children. The good, the bad, and the tragic. I enjoyed this change very much. Made for page turning reading and deeper insight. A most marvelous read that keeps you smiling sometimes even through tears. The Browne's are to be cherished forever!!!Book Review: Brillant! But a Sequel
Summary: 4 Stars
Sequels can not capture the initial feel of an original idea. This book has much of the charm found in "The Mammy", but lacks in the pantomime-like situation comedy that tickled your insides. We see another side of the family as they blossom into adults. It's darker, more mundane, but real and just as relevant. If you could relate to "The Mammy", you will find this a good read.Book Review: Not quite as funny
Summary: 4 Stars
After thoroughly enjoying reading _The Mammy_ I couldn't wait to read _The Chiseller_. However the first book was much more funny than the second. Although I must say that I was not disappointed by THe Chiseller's in any way. It just wasn't quite as good as the first one which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. This book has made me want to find out how it all ends, with The Granny.Book Review: The Chisellers
Summary: 4 Stars
As only Brendan O'Carroll can, this was entertaining, amusing and laddened with life lessons for the kids of today for whom life has been handed to them on a platter. There are moments of dispair, tender love, raging anger, wonderful flirtations, and a show of determination to succeed at every turn. Loved it.