M. J. Hyland : Carry Me Down , (2006)
Publisher’s description:
“Ireland, 1971, John Egan is a misfit, ‘a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant who insists on the ridiculous truth’. With an obsession for the “Guinness Book of Records” and faith in his ability to detect when adults are lying, John remains hopeful despite the unfortunate cards life deals him. During one year in John’s life, from his voice breaking, through the breaking-up of his home life, to the near collapse of his sanity, we witness the gradual unsticking of John’s mind, and the trouble that creates for him and his family.”
Access in Helka-database:
I’m a human lie detector, honest
Geraldine Bedell
The Observer , 23 April, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/23/fiction.features4
A heartrendingly domestic work full of compassion from M. J. Hyland
Gregory Day
The Age , March 4, 2006
http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/carry-me-down/2006/03/03/1141191834099.html
Listening to the child within
Tom Gatti
The Times , April 8, 2006
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article702703.ece
Dry wit and sticky moments of an Irish childhood
Patricia Craig
The Independent , 28 April, 2006
M.J. Hyland’s study of the hypocrisies that taint human behaviour
James Lay
The Sydney Morning Herald , March 30, 2006
http://www.smh.com.au/news/book-reviews/carry-me-down/2006/03/06/1141493573315.html
Enormous 11-year-old with gigantic troubles
Anne Julie Wyman
San Francisco Chronicle , March 19, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/19/RVGU9GJAKK1.DTL
Helping hands
Kate Thompson
The Guardian , 22 April, 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/apr/22/featuresreviews.guardianreview30
An Analysis Of Main Character Conflicts In M.J. Hyland’s Carry Me Down
Yossy Fadly
University of Sumatra , 11 May, 2011
http://repository.usu.ac.id/handle/123456789/24147
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