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Title: ring of truth
Review: This book is difficult to read at times, like watching a fatal accident as it's happening, but even the sensational aspects have a ring of truth about them. Behan seems real. The author doesn't present himself in a particularly flattering light, just seems to lay out the facts of the relationship. The prose seems excessively flowery at times, but part of the charm of the Irish is their colorful use of language. The story leaves a bit of a pall over the reader by the end, but it is powerful, and I find it has stayed with me after finishing the book.
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