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3.0 out of 5 stars Searching for Mom, Jan 5 2004

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James Carragher (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songdogs: A Novel (Paperback)

McCann has probably already written better books. In this one, which reads throughout like thinly disguised autobiography, he retraces places of his parents' marriage. The story is told mostly in flashback as he visits his dying father in the ramshackle Irish hometown and broken down house where he grew up. Mom (Mam) has long since and wisely fled for parts unknown and based on the description of the old man here it's hard to tell what she saw in him. Intoxicated by his craft and his mastery of words, McCann rarely lets the story tell itself. Once he learns to rein in his tendency to pose on the page, I suspect he'll be fine. Check out his later work to find out, but you can miss Songdogs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cannot go wrong, Jan 10 2002

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Michelle Collotta (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songdogs: A Novel (Paperback)

One of the only novels I've actually reread immediately because I didn't want it to end. Would make an amazing film.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Journey, Dec 25 2001

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This review is from: Songdogs: A Novel (Paperback)

A tiny bitten over-written at times and yet ot still manages to be profound and beautiful and even, on occassion, harsh. The last 50 pages are pure classic. Truly unforgettable. Someone should make a film of this novel.

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3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting journey
I enjoyed this book. It is not your typical book with conflict and tension leading to a climax and then resolution. Read more

Published on Oct 5 2000 by M. Phillips

2.0 out of 5 stars No story
I thought the writing was awful precious, but no tension, no story ... just nice writing

Published on Jan 10 2000 by A. Durnin