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61 out of 61 people found this review helpful.

Billy Was Charming But.......... (Resurrecting the Oldies Book Write Off)

Date of Review:  Nov 24, 2004
The Bottom Line: The book was ok, but took me a long time to read due to lack of excitement, and to many time shifts.
Review: Have you ever read a book where you know what the ending will be from the very beginning? I just finished reading one. The book entitled Charming Billy was one of Oprah's book club picks a couple of years ago. I came across my copy at a library sale...
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  3.0

by: msmorvay
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Very detailed.
Cons
To many time shifts, not a real page...
 
50 out of 51 people found this review helpful.

Disappointed in Billy

Date of Review:  Feb 4, 2000
Review: The summary I read about Charming Billy really interested me. I was convinced I would love this book. At the beginning, I was enthralled when all Billy's friends and family had gathered to "celebrate" his life. I looked forward to learning more...
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  3.0

by: lkvanvoorhis
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Good beginning, flowery writing
Cons
Confusing point of view, time-shifting
 
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

"The Dead" Revisited

Date of Review:  Mar 3, 2000
Review: This is a melancholy account of a wasted life, a soul turned loose to the romantic excesses of alcohol and unrequited love. (Nothing ever soothed my broken-hearted better than tying on a good whiskey drunk. It somehow made it all seem better. Until...
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  4.0

by: Andydammit
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Unforgettable Irish style
Cons
47 characters to keep straight
 
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Who wrote this?...

Date of Review:  May 31, 2000
Review: I started Charming Billy with an open mind. However, it is the only book I have had to FORCE myself to finish. It took such effort to drag myself to the end of it. It's also one of the few books I wish I had never bought.

Though I respect...
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  1.0

by: BrettMan
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Nice Story Line
Cons
Bad Author!
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Beyond the charm

Date of Review:  Sep 8, 1999
Review: One the most passionate characters of "Charming Billy" is Dan Lynch, a man who is characterized by the eloquent letters to the editors he writes protesting Irish-American stereotypes. No doubt he would have something to say to the nay-sayers who...
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  4.0

by: andersen_fisher
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Very well written, interesting take on...
Cons
A bit sentimental
 
12 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

The Irish Unveiled--Again

Date of Review:  Jul 14, 1999
Review: Alice McDermott has caught one of the aspects of Irish-American life that I have always known about but could never put my finger on. The drunken uncles of my Irish friends' families just seemed to go with the territory on the Southwest side of...
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  3.0

by: arstevens
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Reveals the basis of sentimentality in...
Cons
If you can't stand Irish sentimentality...
 
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

swilling charmlessly

Date of Review:  Sep 25, 1999
Review: I'm Irish and I love to drink often. How I wanted to , really wanted to love this book .........but no. As much as I hate to give up on a book mid-way, I did just that. Unlike the other reviewers who concentrated, so it seemed, on the 'drunken...
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  3.0

by: nano
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
it would make a good short film
Cons
it would make a good short film
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Emotional History

Date of Review:  Nov 4, 1999
Review: The plot is simple. Even though he lived and died a soft-spoken, Keats-quoting drunk, everyone loved Billy Lynch.

"Charming Billy, " the surprise winner of the 1998 National Book Award that was released in paperback early this year, is the...
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  5.0

by: lnavidi
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
plenty of provocative emotional history
Cons
none
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Was He Really All That Charming?

Date of Review:  Jan 30, 2000
Review: I can't say that I loved this book, but I also can't say that I hated it. I found the language beautiful, McDermott clearly captured the spirit of an Irish tale in her flowing diction. Her descriptions were so vivid that I could picture every...
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  2.0

by: emily002
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
beautiful writing
Cons
unsympathetic character
 
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Billy isn't so charming afterall

Date of Review:  Jul 7, 2008
The Bottom Line: This book is boring without a clear plot. No suspense, no surprises, just a VERY detailed story about an alcoholic.
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I found this book at a book sale and originally picked it up because it had a big gold medal on it that said "National Book Award Winner." I thought that it had to be good if it won such a prestigious title, so I bought it.

The...
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  2.0

by: meghcallie
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
very descriptive
Cons
boring, no plot, no conflict or climax
 

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