Crowe's Requiem [Paperback]

Mike McCormack (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Vintage (1970)
• ASIN: B000PD6UR4
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something to Crowe About, September 9, 2001

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E. Slattery "biblio emu" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crowe's Requiem : A Novel (Hardcover)

I bought this book two months ago in Ireland after hearing Mr. McCormack read. Even though I knew that the quality of writing would be remarkable from having heard passages from the novel, I avoided reading it because I thought it would be too dark, too depressing. When I finally succumbed, I was dumbstruck by the the richness of character, the sharply turned phrases, and fluid description throughout. It would have been a shame if the "macabre" on the fly leaf had scared me off before I gave it a chance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crowe's Requiem is wonderful!, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crowe's Requiem : A Novel (Hardcover)

This book was very interesting. I loved how it kept me guessing at what would happen next; it was a definate page-turner. Crowe's character was very well developed and thoughtful. Even from his birth the reader knew he was gong to be a different person in one way or another

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Crowing Glory?, March 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crowe's Requiem : A Novel (Hardcover)

I was a rabid fan of this mans first book, "getting it in the head". It lives up to the blurb of being poe meets borges. I was thus dying to read this. Unfortunately, this is a short story that was spun out too long. The central conceit does not "pay off". Unfortunately, McCormack has brought out that difficult second book. I look forward to a more mature third effort.