- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (10 Mar 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330332759
- ISBN-13: 978-0330332750
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 634,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ronan Bennett, Irish Times
A bleakly lyrical, vivid and horribly enthralling dreamscape … the writing is, at its best, spellbinding.
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Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
An extraordinary book.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
a disturbing and powerful tale of brutal sectarian violence in belfast. this is a wonderful book. the writing is spare and evokes a haunting picture of a society gripped by fear and caught up in a spiral of violence that is perpetrated it seems almost for its own sake.mcnamee is a great writer. can't wait to read his next one.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
RESURRECTION MAN tells the story of Victor Kelly who has a taste for cruel violence.His mother thinks he can do no harm but behind her back he commits horrifying secterian killings. This book was very enjoyable and the characters were very believable.It's the real thing.Watch the movie as well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The highly fictionalsed account of a gang of protestant murderers who stalked Belfast in the 1970s kidnapping, torturing and killing catholics. Although based on a true story the book does not try to be a factual account, instead we have a very stylised and dark story which manages to portray the fear, desolation and destruction of a city and its people caused by the conflict. The writing is very very good written in a gripping but poetic style that at times could alomost be describing an alien world and its people. Although i enjoyed the writing style some may not as it tends to keep you at a distance from the characters and you never really feel you get to know them.
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Published 9 months ago by Dimayo58
A MASTERPIECE IN VISCERAL STORYTELLING
This is one of the most impressive works of fiction ever written about the troubles. The style of writing gives you the ability to smell the backstreets of Belfast. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2001
MINOR PROBLEM DOES NOT DESTROY BOOK.
I find it hard to believe that there is only one review of this book on this site.
The previous reviewer got it right by saying the characters were very believable, but... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2001
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