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Original Title:	A Star Called Henry
ISBN:	0099284480 (ISBN13: 9780099284482)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Last Roundup #1
Characters:	Éamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Henry Smart, Granny Nash, Miss O'Shea, James Connolly, Patrick Pearse, Countess Markievicz, Piano Annie, Alfie Gandon, Dolly Oblong, Henry Smart, snr., Ivan Reynolds, Victor Smart, Melody Nash, Dick McKee, Mr Costello, Thomas Patrick Ashe, Arthur Griffith, Cathal Brugha, David Climanis, Maria Climanis, Edward VII
Setting:	Dublin(Ireland)
Literary Awards:	International Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2001)

A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup #1)

Roddy Doyle

Paperback | Pages: 342 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 8092 Users | 564 Reviews

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Title	:	A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup #1)
Author	:	Roddy Doyle
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 342 pages
Published	:	September 7th 2000 by Vintage (first published 1999)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Ireland. European Literature. Irish Literature. Novels

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Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, Henry Smart lives through the evolution of modern Ireland, and in this extraordinary novel he brilliantly tells his story. From his own birth and childhood on the streets of Dublin to his role as soldier (and lover) in the Irish Rebellion, Henry recounts his early years of reckless heroism and adventure. At once an epic, a love story, and a portrait of Irish history, A Star Called Henry is a grand picaresque novel brimming with both poignant moments and comic ones, and told in a voice that is both quintessentially Irish and inimitably Roddy Doyle's.

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I learned about the IRA in 1982 during lunch at the Hard Rock Caf in central London. During my hamburger, a bomb blew up a crowded bandstand and killed six musicians in Regent's Park. Sound of the distant explosion startled us, but we laughed it off and went on with our meal.A classmate of mine, though, was listening to the band that hot summer day. Shattered by her vision of the carnage, she quit school and flew back home.Probably everybody in England and Northern Ireland has a story about the

I waivered between 4.5 and 5 stars but wanted to reflect how great I found this book. I must say at the start that this book probably requires at least a basic knowledge of the history of the Irish Uprising and Anglo-Irish war. Henry Smart is a survivor and more. His Dublin is both vast and a small village. This reflects the Dublin I have come to know. Henry is born into poverty which becomes even more extreme after his father disappears. His father who has lost a leg, leaves behind his wooden

This book really is a lucky find for me. One of the only books written in English I could find on a reading shelf in a holiday hotel and I enjoyed reading it so much. The central character, Henry Smart, is a survivor, at once charismatic, ruthless, highly intelligent but uneducated. We follow him from birth through a feral childhood with his much loved younger brother to become a Republican legend, central to the success of the drive towards Irish independence. In no way is this novel a

This book really is a lucky find for me. One of the only books written in English I could find on a reading shelf in a holiday hotel and I enjoyed reading it so much. The central character, Henry Smart, is a survivor, at once charismatic, ruthless, highly intelligent but uneducated. We follow him from birth through a feral childhood with his much loved younger brother to become a Republican legend, central to the success of the drive towards Irish independence. In no way is this novel a

Enjoyable read. Can't vouch for the historical accuracy of the birth of the Irish state, but am keen to find out more. Part 1 of the book particularly moving. First book of a trilogy, will try to read the other two.

After a brilliant opening, I'm afraid this book lost me. I didn't end up caring about anyone or any situation. A great pity, especially considering that I found Doyle's other Irish-influenced fiction to be top rate. Maybe this side-turn into historical epic is some sort of achiles' heel...?

This is brilliant storytelling, it's myth-making and myth-breaking, it's ambitious and subversive, and one of my favourite books. Doyle's complex blend of history and myth and politics is a must read. The characters are remarkable and compelling, and Henry is flat-out magic.