tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post4014875029180372831..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Review of Dark Times in the City by Gene Kerrigan published by Harvill Secker (2009)Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-34793144015984154762009-07-19T21:27:40.977+01:002009-07-19T21:27:40.977+01:00Great review. I finished DTITC last week and I thi...Great review. I finished DTITC last week and I think you raise a fair point. But I think I'd have given it 4 stars, personally, because I quite liked the jumbled timeline, though I did think the Oliver storyline could have been more powerful. Wasn't that bothered by the slightly unbalanced presence of the cops in the book as I thought it was primarily a book from the criminal point of view.<br /><br />Anyway, different strokes for different folks.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-80702432934035964492009-07-19T17:27:00.982+01:002009-07-19T17:27:00.982+01:00For me section 3 was the main problem. I also thi...For me section 3 was the main problem. I also think he's very good at writing about the gardai and Bob Tidey was an opportunity lost. I'm sure Dark Times would make a good TV adaptation. I've heard good things about Little Criminals, so looking forward to reading that at some point.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-38561368746182924822009-07-19T17:20:38.453+01:002009-07-19T17:20:38.453+01:00I loved Little Criminals and Midnight Choir. I did...I loved Little Criminals and Midnight Choir. I didn't think Dark Times in the City quite lived up to the earlier novels mainly because of the last section. But I enjoyed it very much, particularly its social commentary and its poetry.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com