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Cal: A Novel

"Bernard MacLaverty's powerful novel is a love story as affecting and tragic as you could want."â€”USA TodayWhen it was first published, Bernard MacLaverty's fiction masterpiece was hailed by Michael Gorra in the New York Times Book Review as "a marvel of technical perfection. . . . Cal is a most moving novel whose emotional impact is More »

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The Average Review score is 4.1 on a scale of 5.0. Total 16 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in British might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 31 August

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[ 4.0 stars ] "Belfast author Bernard MacLaverty's CAL is a page turner, that's for sure. I liked this little novel about the continuing "Troubles" in Northern Ireland very much, except maybe for the ending. I thought it far too abrupt. But the story itself, of a nineteen year-old Catholic, surrounded and threatened by Protestants, is really quite riveting. It's a coming-of-age tale of sorts, and fir ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The British review is genenrated by Timothy J. Bazzett "BookHappy" which was written on August 20, 2013 Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] ""Cal" is a hard-hitting, compassionate story about a young Catholic man caught up in the sectarian strife of Northern Ireland in the 1970s. It's a good psychological study of 19-year-old Cal, whose nauseous reaction to a brief stint working at an abattoir mirrors his increasing repulsion at the help he gives the Irish Republican Army with some of its terrorist operations. Cal regrets his parti ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The British review is genenrated by Jamakaya which was written on May 17, 2013 Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "A heartrending account of a young man's impossible choices. Meditates on the line between guilt and innocence, then explodes it. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The British review is genenrated by Debra R Jacobson which was written on December 2, 2012 Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "First of all, we used about one month reading it. It was a part of this years curriculum. "Cal" consists of a very heavy English language, so if your vocabulary is small, we're not sure if we would recommend it.But the contents itself were really interesting, surprising and you'll get so involved that you can't lay the book down. You'll become a "readaholic."The plot involves in Ir ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The British review is genenrated by Eirik Linde Nilsen, Christian Berg og Eirik B... which was written on January 30, 2002
3 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the British out of 4 users. Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "It was an interesting book, full of tension, violence, crimes, relationships and sex. Very Hard read for a norwegian boy, and I almost made it!! ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The British review is genenrated by which was written on January 17, 2002
2 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the British out of 3 users. Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

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Product Specification
Available	Yes
Author	Bernard MacLaverty
Binding	Paperback
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
EAN	9780393313321
Edition	1st Norton pbk. ed
Feature	Great product!
IsAutographed	0
ISBN	0393313328
IsMemorabilia	0
Label	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	153
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	1995-04-17
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Studio	W. W. Norton & Company
Title	Cal: A Novel

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