Surprising.,
March 19, 2002
Reviewer: R.K.Dillon from Brooklyn, NY
I'd
expected a bawdy tale of groupies, instead this is a lyrical autobiography.
It takes a while to establish the cadence but once established, the
melody is by turns robust & romantic. There are some wonderful riffs
on modern Irish consciousness - new chords based on traditional music.
Liam Clancy displays virtuoso skill as an interpreter of how quickly
the world shrank during the 20th century.
AN
IRISH MEMOIR WORTH READING !, June 9, 2002 Reviewer: Brady L. Buchanan
from Las Vegas, NV
Liam
Clancy is an Irishman that is talented in the arts like so many of the
Irish. His story starts as a young man in Ireland and stays in that
country 'til he is an adult and then takes place in the USA, but always
returns to his birthplace. His trials are many and it is really interesting
to learn of his ups and downs and how his life straightens out without
any particular planning on his part. Success just happens and thank
goodness it does. A grand read and well worth your while.
--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
The
Mountain of The Women, August 7, 2002
Reviewer: Ronald L. Leonard from Merrick, NY
Forget
about "Angela's Ashes". If you want to know about growing up in Ireland
in the 30's and 40's read this book! If you want to experience the Mystical
and the Lyrical of Ireland ... If you want learn about,or re-live,America
of the 50's and 60's ... read this book!
Liam
Clancy writes from the heart. He writes with humor when appropriate
and is serious and deep when required.
If
you want to truly experience Mr. Clancy's story get the CD, too. The
book and the CD complement and enrich each other, while Liam's voice
along with his acting ability add a dimension that a book simply cannot
convey.
A
Long Way from Tipperary, August 10, 2002
Reviewer: Suzanne J. Barrett from Santa Cruz, CA
Liam Clancy portrays a poignant, honest, and sometimes irreverent portrait
of the life of a young man growing up in the Ireland of the 40s and
50s. His prose is as lyrical as his music, sprinkled with laughter and
pathos.
I
read, and understood his struggle living in a country of which he said
had one foot in the twentieth century and the other in the Middle Ages.
From provincial Ireland to the fast pace of New York's Greenwich Village
in an era of coffee houses, folk singers, booze and (Playboy) bunnies,
the multi-talented Liam Clancy comes out a survivor, unapologetic and
charming. My only problem with this book is that it ended too soon.
Will
we be treated to a sequel, Mr. Clancy?
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