The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'DonoghueMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Rachel is a student in her early 20's living with her parents in Cork and working in a bookstore to put herself through college. She meets James who also works in the bookstore and he immediately asks her to move in with him. This is the story of Rachel, James and several of their other friends who try to figure out life and how to 'adult,' making some seriously poor decisions along the way.
Rachel's story is told in dual timelines -- 2009/2010/2011 in Cork during her college years and 2021 in London, looking back at her university life. The dialog is humorous and the vignettes showing little slices of collegiate life are charming. I enjoyed the Irish setting and information about the Irish culture and political landscape at the time. However, virtually all of the characters were unlikable to me due to their impulsive life choices.
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