The thing with Derry Girls is that it deals with The Troubles in a very specific way, which is where I think we have a disconnect. It stares at The Troubles right in the face and goes, "but what if we had a bit of a laugh, too? What if we just try to live our lives, even with all of the violence going on around us?" Whereas the recommended book very much does not do that, from the sounds of it.
I will say that Derry Girls does get serious at times. It's not all a joke. But there'll be instances where they have to change their plans because there was a bomb on a bridge, and they'll complain about the inconvenience.
I do think if you're interested in learning more about The Troubles, that book sounds like a good start. There's actually a few books I want to read, which take much more serious looks at The Troubles. So it's not the worst pair at all, IMHO, it's just a little off-kilter.
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The thing with Derry Girls is that it deals with The Troubles in a very specific way, which is where I think we have a disconnect. It stares at The Troubles right in the face and goes, "but what if we had a bit of a laugh, too? What if we just try to live our lives, even with all of the violence going on around us?" Whereas the recommended book very much does not do that, from the sounds of it.
I will say that Derry Girls does get serious at times. It's not all a joke. But there'll be instances where they have to change their plans because there was a bomb on a bridge, and they'll complain about the inconvenience.
I do think if you're interested in learning more about The Troubles, that book sounds like a good start. There's actually a few books I want to read, which take much more serious looks at The Troubles. So it's not the worst pair at all, IMHO, it's just a little off-kilter.