Feeney's writing style is unique, albeit distracting at times, especially when it becomes stream-of-consciousness-like, yet "As You Were" is nothing less than a literary gem

This is about a young woman, Sinead, who is in hospital. The only "people" who she has confided in about her real reason for being there are Google and a magpie! This is her story and is billed as "wildly funny and desperately tragic". She is in a mixed ward with some very "mixed" people.

It did take me a while to get into Sinead's story. Indeed I'm not fully sure I really ever managed it. The narrative bounces around with great energy. Sometimes it is narrative, sometimes it is far more "stream of consciousness". It certainly is a modern style of writing.

I found myself becoming really engaged with parts of her narrative. Often this was the "tragic" parts - some were introspective, others were about events. On the other hand parts simply left me disinterested and I find it hard to work out exactly why. I guess it is probably the style of the writing. I personally found it hard to read given the sudden switches in topic, style etc. I have no doubt that some will love this book. I certainly wanted to when I started it however it didn't work for me.