Reviews for The Eskimo in the Net

"The haunting central image of this book provides an opening sentence that is easily the best I have read in a long time... a very ambitious first novel ...this book is so good it is hard tobelieve that such a mature work is a first novel. It is a vivid and very moving attempt to makeus kiss the cold realities of individual existence." - Paul Pickering, The Daily Express

"This first novel by the Irish poet and short story writer has one of the most intriguing beginnings I have ever read .... vivid and sensual..." - New Books Mag

"Flashes of brilliance... chilling, tragic, and ironic all at once... haunting...It's been said thatJames Joyce could create a character by the way he held his umbrella. Beirne has that knack..." - Vancouver Sun

"a writer with a captivating voice...evocative... a vivid sense of life." - Montreal Gazette

"moving search for friendship and self..." - Edmonton Journal

"... the reader is caught - hook, line and sinker...Through an achingly poignant journey,Gerard Beirne coaxes readers along roads many would perhaps rather not travel, punctuating every mile or so with stark realism." - The Belfast Telegraph

"...filled with brooding and ecstatic sea-and-sky imagery Beirne's impressive debut couldeasily become an art film." - Booklist

"...page-turner of a novel from the Irish author of cult short story Sightings of Bono ..." (Fourstars) - Uncut

"...an enthralling debut..." - Irish Emigrant.

"A strong debut novel...adroitly crafted...there is a rare quality at play in this novel...a thoroughly enjoyable read." - Winnipeg Free Press

Reviews for The Eskimo in the Net (Marion Boyars Publishers, 2003)