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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780571221776
ISBN: 0571221777
Label: Faber and Faber
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
Number Of Pages: 233
Publication Date: May 06, 2004
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Studio: Faber and Faber

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This is the story of the Resurrection Man, a violent and ruthless sectarian killer who roams the streets of 1970s Belfast. McNamee's novel illuminates the political map of Belfast and the dark ring-roads of collective memory.




Rating: - A dark and disturbing view of the human condition.


Set in Belfast during the early 1980s, Resurrection Man is a disturbing view of people whose lives have been hijacked by conditions not of their making. The main character, Victor Kelly morphs into a serial killer after a childhood marred by sectarian bigotry. The writing is darkly lyrical and riveting. Definitely a page turner that conveys a somber story of a violent subculture in Northern Ireland.

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Rating: - Resurrection Man brings human emotion to the Troubles
This book was a great read. THough it did not go into detail about many of the historical facts and figures of the Troubles, it centered on the emotional turmoil that people experience when facing death. It was also interesting because it was written from the perspective of a Ulster Protestant, showing that people on both sides of the conflict are affected deeply by the death and destruction cause by the fighting. The book is very violent, with violent images and harsh words, but those characteristics ... Read More

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Rating: - Unbearable heaviness of being
Re-reading this novel about a decade after it appeared, it holds up well. My earlier impression after my initial reading was one of grisliness, but on re-examining McNamee's debut (hard to believe, that), I realise that what truly makes the narrative so powerful is the withholding of such gory details from the reader. The omniscient voice does shadow in and out of various characters (to more or less similar effect--this the novel's main drawback in its monotone, if also its noirish strength), but since ... Read More

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Rating: - the unrevealed North
I am adding this to my wishlist although I remember the sense of discovery very vividly from first reading more than 2 years ago. One of the few authors, along with Brian Moore, to present a vision of life in the North, again Belfast here too. And his style is bril -- absolutely groundbreaking. Remember being mesmerized by the hypnotic pace, the phrasing, and complete innovation in style. I would be eager to read more of his work.

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Rating: - startling and brave
One reviewer here called this book `poetic' and I wonder why. There is certainly nothing very poetic about this book: the prose is very stark and detached. Obviously McNamee is trying to capture the dark passages of a land torn by civil unrest and ridden in human bondage. I must admit, however, that the novel is certainly well written, almost brutal in its gripping descriptions of the murderous minds and violent manifestations that pervade the novel. One cannot come across a better book on serial killings, ... Read More

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