- Hardcover: 236 pages
- Publisher: Corgi Books; Reprint edition (1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552151025
- ISBN-13: 978-0552151023
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 13.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 849,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The best selling story of one child's triumph over adversity. Wonderfully moving story.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is very saddening to believe that not so very long ago such conditions existed that someone was made to feel ashamed, embarrassed and inadequate because of a condition far beyond their control, in what we believed to be a civilised society. Nevertheless an epic read which I found very difficult to put down, Well done, Mr. Doyle!!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
OK, I have to admit I've never read Pepys's Diary but I had to get your attention. Now that I have it, I kindly advise you to point and click your way into being the proud owner of this book. Paddy Doyle's inimitable narrative style presents a dark story in such a way that the reader is challenged not only to think about Mr. Doyle's own experiences - and the experiences of others like him - but also about the beauty of life itself and between the lines of the story itself is the urgent message to rush forward and embrace your life to the fullest extent no matter who you are or what you've suffered. This is a riveting read masterfully written and even in its darkest moments, finds humor and the triumph of good over evil. And yes, Mr. Doyle, a sequel would be nice. Some of us would like to know what happened to the main characters after the book ended!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I can't really add to the other reviews, except to say that Mr Doyle is clearly a man of great courage in adversity. The mistreatment he suffered and the lies he was forced to endure culminate in his disability which left me feeling cold, frightened and embarassed to be part of what I had foolishly thought was civilised post-War Western society.
Be shocked; be ready to learn; and hey - don't let it happen again!
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Very well written
I loved this book.
It's a horrible, true story about a very young boy trying his best to survive the institutions he was living in, in post war Ireland. Read more
It's a horrible, true story about a very young boy trying his best to survive the institutions he was living in, in post war Ireland. Read more
Published 8 months ago by its_jemma
AWESOME AND VERY EMOTIONAL READ....
I could not put this book down from start to finish, it is very strong stuff and very emotional and you need a box of tissues by your side, BUT it is also a very inspiring read. Read more
Published 12 months ago by soulmate
The God Squad
"Paddy Doyle says "it is about a society's abdication of responsibility to a child" I can not better that description. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by John Harrison
Must Read
Although I did not purchase this book from Amazon books, I feel I must reccommend it for any one who is interested in biographies. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2009 by happy go lucky
PADDY DOYLE WRITES THIS BOOK IN THE HOPE THAT HE CAN HELP SAVE OTHER...
and if the many reviews on here are anything to go by he has certainly made a lot of people stop and take stock - including me. Read more
Published on 28 May 2008 by Leeds lass
The God Squad
`Out of the mouths of babes and suckling's come all ....,.. Paddy Doyle relates the story of his childhood in a beguiling voice of an innocent child, illuminating the unfathomable... Read more
Published on 13 April 2007 by Mrs. R. B. L. Clarke
Very Moving..
Paddy Doyles 'The God Squad' is a gob-smackingly sad narrative of his early experience of an institutional Ireland.
(... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2003 by Gareth Wonfor
I couldn't put this book down........
Paddy Doyle's experiences captivate. How someone can live such a life, survive, and come out of the whole episode with the ability to relay his story in such a way is beyond me. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2000
Mesmerizing, I did not want the story to end.
The author writes as if he is speaking personally to you, I could not put this book down. It is difficult to believe as we near the new millenium that the conditions described in... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 1999
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