The Irish dialogue was also very authentic and made these characters feel all the more alive, as they sprung from the pages and took me on an adventure through the whimsical vibrancy of their worlds, emotions, and perceptions. Each character has an inner life that mixes recklessly with the choices and decisions they make in their outer life, leaving each individual to face up to their actions, but also move forward after having learned more about themselves in the process. People and the everydayness and unpredictability of life were organically explored through zany humor, which felt very true to reality as humor can be used as a more pacifying antidote to pain. There is always more to uncover and experience in someone as we all at different times in our lives have our own feelings of stasis, anxiety, and uncertainty that we have to work through. The world comes with growing pains and the love for one’s family can undergo bumps comparable to a rickety rollercoaster ride, but what is increasingly apparent in this novel is the capacity to be resilient and for love to persevere even when it seems impossible.