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At Swim, Two Boys
At Swim Two Boys
Author: Jamie O'Neill
Set in Dublin, At Swim, Two Boys follows the year to Easter 1916, the time of Ireland's brave but fractured uprising against British rule. O'Neill tells the story of the love of two boys: Jim, a naive and reticent scholar and the younger son of the foolish aspiring shopkeeper Mr. Mack, and Doyler, the dark, rough-diamond son of Mr. Mack's...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743222945
ISBN-10: 0743222946
Publication Date: 3/5/2002
Pages: 576
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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Helpful Score: 7
AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!! Absolutely wonderful, stunning, beautiful book. I'd wanted to read it for a while, but kept picking up other books first - now I wonder WHY?! It was just great. O'Neill's writing cannot be described - best words may be lyrical, beautiful, astonishing ... Of course you should not have a problem with homosexuality before reading this or you will not like this book. But if you are at all open-minded, I HIGHLY recommend that you read this. I will remember it forever.
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Helpful Score: 5
I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't have the fortitude to wade through the heavy Irish vernacular. I'm sure it's a great book, but my patience was lacking.
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Helpful Score: 1
Glad to see I wasn't the only one who could not get through this. Too many other books to read to sit and struggle on this one for probably months. I gave up and moving on!
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A heartbreaking tale of love. Sounds totally cliche, but it's not.


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