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by John Boyle (Author)
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  • Paperback: 309 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday (5 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385602316
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385602310
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 689,808 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Irish Times, March 2001 - Carlo Gebler
Very few writers have described the development of a psyche so acutely. Galloway Street is a work of art.

BBC Radio 4 Open Book programme - Charlie Lee-Potter, April 2001
Galloway Street is a delight to read. If John Boyle has any sense, he'll start working on (the sequel) now.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant, humorous writing that touches the soul, 13 Jul 2001
I was recommended this book by a friend. I couldn't get through Angela's Ashes: the deaths and depression overwhelmed me. So I was wary about another Irish childhood saga of pain and misery. There is pain in this book, but with the lightest, gentlest touch; mostly there is the joy of being alive; humor suffuses everything. There is real poetry in this boy's perspective. Much better than the Ashes book. The reader sighs with pleasure as the pages get turned. The best recommendation I could give? I ordered some couples of this book from Amazon to give to friends. It's that kind of book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars This could be Scotland's "Angela's Ashes", 23 April 2001
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Having lived in Paisley, I instantly recognised Boyle's descriptions of streets, schools and other landmarks. As a child there, I played those games and had friends like these. I wallowed in nostalgia! As for the writer's craft, I especially liked how he dealt with early memories; they were written with just the amount of "haziness" one might expect when remembering from early childhood. The memories of his father's breath when drunk, his early sexual feelings, were described as though from a child's perspective; excellent. I really liked this book. Although it reminded me of "Angela's Ahes", I don't think he was jumping on a bandwagon. This felt exactly like he explained; he wrote it for himself and his family, as a kind of catharsis.I just wonder how the people named in the book feel; did he forewarn them?
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