- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New edition edition (5 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002261189
- ISBN-13: 978-0002261180
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 500,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A dark and bleakly funny fable from the author of Divorcing Jack.
A little boy left for dead when the US Marines destroy a terrorist training camp in the Libyan desert, Mohammed Maguire is brought back to Ireland, the land of his mother’s birth, where he is treated as a public relations commodity by all sides of an argument he doesn’t understand, but which he can see with the clear eyes of a child.
A dark and bleakly funny fable, Mohammed Maguire is in some respects quite different from Colin Bateman’s continuing series of Dan Starkey bestsellers, but with its humour and wild imagination it will appeal to his growing army of fans.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am not what can be considered a great reader. I tend to dip in and out of books as time allows, and therefore find myself taking weeks if not months to complete a novel! Mohammed Maguire however, proved such an intriging read that i completed it within a week!!! UNHEARD OF!!!
The characters are fantastic, as with all of Batemans work, and the story moves with such natural ease that it is impossible to find a good place to stop reading! You always want more!
You must read this book, no two ways about it.
However, when you've finished it, form an orderly queue behind me to bop Mr Colin Batemen on the nose! - Once you've read the book, you'll understand!
The characters are fantastic, as with all of Batemans work, and the story moves with such natural ease that it is impossible to find a good place to stop reading! You always want more!
You must read this book, no two ways about it.
However, when you've finished it, form an orderly queue behind me to bop Mr Colin Batemen on the nose! - Once you've read the book, you'll understand!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read most of Colin Bateman's 'Dan Starkey' novels - (also v.highly recommended)This is a wonderful change of direction, I just couldn't put it down right from the first line.
It has the same Colin Bateman dry wit and very individual Northern Irish humour with an unbelievably addictive story line.
If you weren't a fan before this book you will be.....
It has the same Colin Bateman dry wit and very individual Northern Irish humour with an unbelievably addictive story line.
If you weren't a fan before this book you will be.....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another superb book from Bateman. This is the second book Ive read by Bateman and I cant wait to start the next. The life of Mohammad Maguire is intriguing and takes turns you wouldnt expect, keeping you entertained right up until the last paragraph, where even though the twist in the end is obvious your still kept gripped by whats going to happen, definate 5 stars.
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Fantastic!!
I read this book when I was a lot younger and I still love it to this day. Colin Bateman writes like no one else, I am constantly catching myself laughing out loud in public. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Ga Stuart
A Cracking Read
I'm not going to wax lyrical about the plot and characters, anyone who has read any Bateman books will know what to expect... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2008 by bader40
Only In Ireland
This dark and fantastically funny little tale captures so easily the insanity that is Northern Ireland. Read more
Published on 10 July 2003 by J. Cronin
Bateman at his best
...The story of a boy, parents an arab terrorist, mother an IRA fanatic makes for very funny and sad reading. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2001
Flawed Fable?
I enjoyed the brevity and economy of Mohammed Maguire, described by some as a modern fable. The best bits of writing are the more poignant bits, but it is as if Bateman is too... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2001
Excellent book from a fantastic author
Another excellent book from Bateman. Typically 'different', yet very readable storyline. I read it in one sitting. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2001
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