Michael Hughes (12)
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Hughes, Michael Edward
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Colgan, Michael (stage name)
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Northern Ireland
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
London, England, UK - Opleiding
- Oxford University
- Beroepen
- actor
- Relaties
- Smith, Tiffany Watt
Leden
Besprekingen
Prijzen
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 2
- Leden
- 160
- Populariteit
- #131,702
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 9
- ISBNs
- 108
- Favoriet
- 1
“Someday, they knew, the string would be pulled to stop at all. Not yet. When all the pieces were in place. The higher-ups would settle it, find the middle course. Until then, we live and die here below. One nod of the head, one tip of the scales. The way it always was. The way it has to be.”
This book is based on Homer’s Iliad, but I read that book so long ago that I don’t remember the details. I made no attempt to “compare and contrast” the two books. This book is completely enjoyable even if you have never read the Iliad, based on a combination of the vivid (and profane) language and the compelling characters. Set in the 1990s, this book presents the conflict between the IRA and the British as a war, a gang fight and a Gunfight at the O. K. Coral. War is just a pointless mess, no matter the century. The motivations of the characters included pride, vengeance, patriotism and a desire to protect the defenseless, among other things. Women don’t play much of a role here. There is an informer, a whiny wife and a few who are passed around as war prizes.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by the author. That is usually a bad idea, but this author did an excellent job (although it took me a while to get used to the Irish accent). After I finished the book I discovered that the author is also an actor. That probably explains his skill as a narrator. I would be happy to read anything else he writes.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.… (meer)