Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Review of A Mother by James Joyce

This book review was written by Eugene Kernes   

Book can be found in: 
Genre = Novel
Intriguing Connections = Get To Know The Peoples Of The World (Ireland)


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Is This An Overview?

Kearney is the mother of an artist, Kathleen.  Works at a society, that offers concerts where Kathleen is meant to take part in.  The contract has stipulations, but the concerts lack an expected audience.  Kearney fights to make sure that Kathleen gets paid the full amount, per the contract, no matter how many the concerts attract.  Although being paid the appropriate amount is the subject, the object is social status.  How much was Kathleen paid? 


Questions to Consider while Reading the Book

•What is the raison d’etre of the book?  For what purpose did the author write the book?  Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is Kearney?
•Who is Holohan? 
•Who is Kathleen? 
•How much is Kathleen paid? 

Book Details
Publisher:               Bantam Dell [Random House]
Edition ISBN:         9780553213805
Pages to read:          209
Publication:             2005
1st Edition:              1914
Format:                    Paperback

Ratings out of 5:
Readability    2
Content          1
Overall          1