Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan

Borstal Boy

Brendan Behan

372 pages first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction biography reflective slow-paced

Description

I have him bitched, balloxed and bewildered, for there's a system and a science in taking the piss out of a screw and I'm a well-trained man at it.' So writes Brendan Behan, poet, writer and literary legend, of the episode that coloured his life. ...

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Moods

funny 85%
reflective 71%
emotional 42%
hopeful 42%
informative 42%
sad 28%
adventurous 14%
dark 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 14%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 28%
fast 14%

Average rating

3.9

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