Kilbrack: A Novel

By Jamie O'Neill

Book Overview

A cast of rampant miscreants, brilliantly witty dialogue and dark imaginings make KILBRACK compulsive comic reading - an unforgettable encounter with Irish rural life and characters. O'Leary Montagu -... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743231724
• ISBN13: 9780743231725
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wild Irish ... Montagu???

Of course you can go home again. It will have changed - but you too will have changed. This book is all about dealing with change while wondering why things aren't as they used to be. There are ups and downs in the story, but not in the writing. The journey is very rewarding for the reader. On the off chance you have not yet read the Editorial Reviews above, please do not read the one from Publishers Weekly or even the one from Booklist. They give away too much. Unfortunately you have to go to the "See all Editorial Reviews" to get only what you need to know before buying the book. And, I do hope you buy it. O'Neill manages to carry forward a theme for 300 pages that few authors could have done. The humor is even and consistent throughout - and is never forced. The dialog is realistic and the characters, though overstated, are believable. Due to O'Neill being Irish, comparisons will be made to Joyce. O'Neill is much more easily readable than Joyce. The author that came to mind as I was reading was Anthony Trollope. I hope O'Neill has a plan for continuing tales from Kilbrack.