M. J. Hyland - Carry Me Down

Pros: Very readable, fascinating insight into growing up
Cons: Second half not as strong as the first

John Egan is an 11 year old boy growing up in a small Irish village with his mother, father and grandmother. In most ways, he is a normal little boy, but two things make him stand out. One is that he is 6 foot tall and towers over his schoolfriends. The ...

Pros: great story, well written
Cons: none

About Carry me down Carry Me Down, by M. J. Hyland, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize this year. The Man Booker Prize is an annual award for outstanding contemporary fiction. Find out more about the prize here: ...