Perros Que Cantan
by:
Colum McCann (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788476694701 (8476694709)
Publisher: Muchnik
Edition language: Spanish
If I'm being honest, I probably wouldn't have gotten through this if it wasn't required reading for my English class. That said, I'm really glad I DID get through it, because the last chapter or so of the book was by far the best part. Overall, not the kind of book I really enjoy, since it consists ...
'Songdogs' is one of those books I picked up rather blindly for a university task. I picked it because of its dynamic storyline, and although it's not really the kind of book I'd write, I still feel content about reading this book in particular.Colum McCann is an Irish writer; I don't know a great d...
ETA: It bothers me that I don't explain more about the theme of the story, but I don't know how to explain without giving the whole thing away. In addition I am pretty darn sure that others may not interpret this story as I do. What I think is so tragic and beautiful at the same time is that the fat...
3.5 Stars Songdogs is Colum McCann's first novel, It is a multilayered story and written with McCann's usual sharp writing style and eloquence of prose.The story is set around Conor Lyons who just returns from abroad to Mayo in Ireland after a five year trip to visit his aging father. He spends th...