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3.96 AVERAGE
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Parts of this book were difficult due to the dialect, slang and Celtic phrases. However, you can get most of it. It is a really interesting period piece (1940's) with more humor than I expected.
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Great new Abbey production of The Quare Fellow left me with a strong yearning to finally pick this up - what was I waiting for? Impassioned and interrogative in its understated reflections on the stories our birth-of-a-nation mythologies don't tell, on systemic forces that cross enemy lines, and the solidarity that can break them.
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A fascinating story of Brendan Behan's time in the young offenders' prison system in England for IRA activities. It was an interesting adventure to follow his time in confinement and his relationships with his fellow prisoners and jailers. But the most enjoyable adventure for me was in the language of the story -- learning British and Irish slang and dialect, and appreciating the author's mastery of language.
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funny
lighthearted
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Brendan Behan, Irish playwright and professional raconteur, tells the story of his imprisonment in Britain at 16 for being a member of the IRA. The book conveys Behan's attempts and general ability to find the humanity in most anyone. Too bad he drank himself to death at age 46.