The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein is very similar to Angela's Ashes but slightly less depressing. (Where Angela's is bleak, Wall is kind of charming) After a few weeks of reading almost being a chore (see the post about 100 years of solitude for more info on that), this book was such a relief! I freaking deserved a book as easy and pleasurable as this after that horror.

"Early in the morning, when it was still dark, you would hear people going to work in these mills, their iron-shod clogs clattering over the cobblestones with a sound and a rhythm that was like a symphony."--I just love Bernstein's writing.

OH! Another thing I love: characters that beg me to hate them. So many times I wished I could reach in the book and slap Harry's sisters or kick his father.

Bottom line: great, easy, enjoyable piece of work.