Review: An Irish tale?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2011
This is a good read, (a ripping good yarn, as they say) at times quite gripping, with surprising twists throughout. It's not a typical action-thriller, although it has lots of thrilling moments. It's much more about the moral consciousness of the main character. It also contains a few quite steamy love scenes and a harrowing moment of domestic violence that make it inappropriate for young people. It tells the story of a young man's inadvertent slide into crime and immorality, and his struggle to extricate himself from that life and the people in it. There are numerous subplots and minor characters that contribute to the rich world of the novel, and these are mainly handled quite deftly.