Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Miles - GoodreadsFirst thing that attracted me into buying Easter Rising is because of it's relation to Punk. The author, MacDonald, once went through the whole "rebellion" phase of being a teenager. He got caught in ... Read full review
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User Review - GoodreadsThis book was nowhere near as good as MacDonald's previous book, All Souls. Although Easter Rising was an interesting tour through the underground punk and indie scene permeating Boston throughout the ...
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Rachel - GoodreadsIn EASTER RISING, Michael Patrick MacDonald delves deeper into memories of his Southie childhood which he introduced in ALL SOULS. This second memoir assumes you've read ALL SOULS and know the basics ... Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Chuck - GoodreadsThe edition I read of this book has a cover that markets it as a memoir of a young man who grew up in the era of punk rock. I suppose the publisher is trying to appeal to a demographic who also grew ... Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Liz - GoodreadsKind of a disappointment after "All Souls". Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Patrick Butler - GoodreadsI liked this a little better than All Souls because I knew the scene and some of the people.Mikes a nice guy and this book captures the Bodton I grew up in-punk,the fights,skipping school etc.Good stuff. Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Marisa - GoodreadsEaster Rising is a follow-up to Michael McDonald's All Souls, his story of growing up in Southie amidst his Irish-American family during the era of busing in Boston. All Souls blew my mind, and so I ... Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Erin - GoodreadsI have been fortunate enough to take a semester-long course with the author, Michael Patrick MacDonald. He is such a remarkable person, and his class was by far my favorite of Fall 2010. This is ... Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under
User Review - Kristen - GoodreadsGood follow-up to All Souls. Whereas All Souls described MacDonald's family life in Southie, this one's about discovering punk rock and identifying with music as a means of understanding the world you ... Read full review
Review: Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Unde
User Review - Amy - GoodreadsExcellent memoir about an Irish family living in Southie, Boston during the 1970's. Told from the point of view of Michael, who coped with his poverty through the punk rock movement. Read full review
