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Well, this one certainly turns the old Bildungsroman genre on its head. We definitely get the coming-of-age story of the main character, Francie Brady, but it is characterized by a distinct lack of growth. Francie describes the stasis of his development. And his inability to cope with his world changing around him, as well as his nature, leads him down his macabre path.

McCabe writes well, using Francie's eye to evoke both the commonplace and the ghastly. His first person narrative is also remarkable in its ability to convincingly portray a delusional youth. The frame of the narrative, though, is pretty thin and the reader is left to wonder at the current state of the story-teller. Specifically, one wonders if Francie, in his older life, has come to understand or regret his actions.

One has to think the answer is no. As Francie tells his story, he seems to conceive of the disparity between his past dialogue with others and his concomitant inner monologue as evidence of his own cleverness, rather than as a fraying disguise. Of course, to the reader, this is a source of mounting tension.

This is an excellent book, deserving of the accolades it received. I'm not sure why I'm disinclined to give it five stars. It approaches perfection in its intent and execution. I'm afraid my reluctance may be just a matter of taste; I wasn't dazzled as I read it, even though I knew it to be stellar.


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The Butcher Boy A Novel Patrick McCabe 9780385312370 Books Reviews

McCabe's The Butcher Boy is a very manic read. I would suggest this to any literary horror fans. Francie is a disturbed boy who finds himself in a very terrible predicament. The only way he can survive is working for a butcher. While he labors to stay afloat, Francie plunges deeper and deeper into the realm of madness.
This is the story of Francis Brady, a wayward youth who can't seem to stay out of trouble for very long.
Love this book. A bit dark and creepy at times but you just can't help dive into the character's mind to try and figure out his personality.
This book proves that blurbs should be taken with a grain of salt. It's an interesting, if not new, technique of allowing an obviously mad narrator dribbling out details of his horrible crime which, in the end, proves to be unoriginal anyway. Sometimes Francie's voice is realistic but most of the time he sounds like an author trying to be clever and it shows. I struggled to get to the end. Whenever I read something "new" like THE BUTCHER BOY, I always fall back onto a classic novel to revive my senses. I'm glad I read it if for nothing else than to save myself from wasting my time on the movie. HA HA
Such powerful writing! I fell right into understanding Francie's innocence of mind. The horrible stigma of society inflicted against him from whence he came, the overpowering sad ugliness of his parents respective lives, and the palpable horror of the too often dysfunction found within the priesthood inflicted upon young boys. This book ' nearly did me in'. I do not recommend it for the faint of heart. I was knocked down feeling horrific pain for the children who suffer such terrors at the hands of others.
This is probably one of the most disturbing books I've read in a very long time. As noted, it is very much like a major accident that you don't want to look at because you know that you will see mangled bodies, etc., but you just have to look. So many times during the narrative, I just wanted to get the boy out of his misery and find him a decent home, but upon reading, he didn't want that either. Above all, I just wanted to smack some of the people around him and ask them just what they were thinking insofar as the way they treated Francie. It was probably their fault all along that things turned out the way they did. This, along without the proper mental care in place, led to horrific consequences.
A beutifully written book with a lot of Irish idioms that I normally find distracting but in this case work very well indeed. Written from the viewpoint of a person who is very obviously off kilter mentally right from the beginning but still sees the world through that great sense of Irish humour. So, as the guy continues to go further and further off the tracks, the suspense is punctuated by bouts of really funny observations. This is the first book by Mr. MCcabe that I have had the good fortune to read but it certainly won't be the last. Highest reccomendation!
Well, this one certainly turns the old Bildungsroman genre on its head. We definitely get the coming-of-age story of the main character, Francie Brady, but it is characterized by a distinct lack of growth. Francie describes the stasis of his development. And his inability to cope with his world changing around him, as well as his nature, leads him down his macabre path.

McCabe writes well, using Francie's eye to evoke both the commonplace and the ghastly. His first person narrative is also remarkable in its ability to convincingly portray a delusional youth. The frame of the narrative, though, is pretty thin and the reader is left to wonder at the current state of the story-teller. Specifically, one wonders if Francie, in his older life, has come to understand or regret his actions.

One has to think the answer is no. As Francie tells his story, he seems to conceive of the disparity between his past dialogue with others and his concomitant inner monologue as evidence of his own cleverness, rather than as a fraying disguise. Of course, to the reader, this is a source of mounting tension.

This is an excellent book, deserving of the accolades it received. I'm not sure why I'm disinclined to give it five stars. It approaches perfection in its intent and execution. I'm afraid my reluctance may be just a matter of taste; I wasn't dazzled as I read it, even though I knew it to be stellar.