Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan

Borstal Boy

Brendan Behan with Benedict Kiely

386 pages first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction biography reflective slow-paced
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novel of an Irish terrorist, a teenage volunteer in the IRA. A fanatical believer, Behan was arrested with explosives at the age of 17 and spent three years locked in a British juvenile borstal. There he begins to wonder, who's really the enemy? B...

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Community Reviews Summary of 147 reviews

Moods

funny 90%
reflective 63%
hopeful 54%
emotional 45%
informative 45%
adventurous 27%
sad 27%
inspiring 18%
lighthearted 18%
challenging 9%
dark 9%
relaxing 9%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 36%
fast 9%

Average rating

3.9

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