In the following review, Hopkin offers a mixed assessment of A Star Called Henry, finding the novel interesting but stylistically problematic.
There is something paradoxical about Roddy Doyle...
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In the following review, Charles praises Doyle for his strong narrative and storytelling skills in A Star Called Henry.
I learned about the IRA in 1982 during lunch at the Hard Rock Café in ...
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In the following review, Skloot applauds the historical insight Doyle provides in A Star Called Henry, the first of a projected trilogy set in nineteenth-century Ireland.
The Irish novelist Roddy D...
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In the following review, Levi compliments A Star Called Henry but argues that the novel is predictable and less edgy than Doyle's earlier work.
We know their dream; enough To know they dream...
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In the following review, Wilson-Smith evaluates the strengths of A Star Called Henry and praises Doyle's creation of such an empathetic protagonist.
Henry Smart is a hard boy, an IRA terrori...
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In the following review, Elie commends Doyle's prose in A Star Called Henry but notes that the novel's characterizations seem superficial and less than memorable.
The early novels of ...
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In the following review, Hutchings lauds A Star Called Henry as realistic and engrossing novel, though notes that the work contains several passages of confusing surrealism.
Described on its title ...
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Critical Review by James Hopkin
