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An astonishing insight into the 1981 Hunger Strike,
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I urge you to suspend judgement & read this lucid and honest account of the events that took place inside the H-Blocks. The author tells his story with wry humour starting with how he ended up inside after a bodged up bank robbery for the IRA. He explains the events that led to the dirty protest - where prisoners smeared excrement over their cell walls - and on ultimately to the hunger strike.He tells of the pressure he felt seeing his mates slowly starving themselves to death to uphold their principles and the fight for their right to political status. Fresh insights are given into the machinations of the republican leadership for which the author is refreshingly open and critical. O'Rawes book shines with a masculine humanity and camaradarie, without a trace of self pity, that cannot be beaten even in the most desperate of circumstances. By any standards this is a well written and important memoir.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent - and quite disturbing,
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This review is from: Blanketmen: An Untold Story of the H-block Hunger Strike (Paperback)
To get the chance to read the inside story of the hunger strikers in H-Block is definitely fascinating. Down to the last detail of their banter, their despair, the interaction between the prisoners, and the difficult situation of explaining their motives to even close relatives - it's all there in this fascinating account.
However, O'Rawe also raises the controversial subject of whether the hunger strike could possibly have been brought to an earlier end if the Army Council had been preapred to do so. This difficult issue has been extensively discussed, and many people, most notably Danny Morrison, have contradicted O'Rawe's assessment. Of course, the "common reader" will not be able to decide where the truth ultimately lies. One thing is for sure, though, O'Rawe's account is honest, direct and - by raising that most difficult issue - deeply disturbing.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Powerful,
By Cormac Mac "Crime king" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blanketmen: An Untold Story of the H-block Hunger Strike (Paperback)
I read Sam Millar's, brilliant memoir, On The Brinks and his Kare Kane novels, and loved them. So when I heard him recommending this book, I went straight out and bought it. Intriguing, sad and totally fascinating, I couldn't put it down, despite being ignorant to Irish politics. O'Rawe has a way with words, making you read on, wondering just what the hell is going to happen next. A lovely book worthy of anyone's book shelf.
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