

Read by Cillian Murphy

“One of those books that you read as a young man and become intoxicated with, yet it is a book to be savored over the course of a life. It was written with great mischief and humor, but full of empathy for the outsider struggling to imagine a purpose in this world.”
— Cillian Murphy
Source: One Grand Books curated list
“An absolutely stunning achievement and one of the most heartbreaking books I have ever read. Dark, fiercely funny, compassionate, and unashamedly Irish. Its depiction of a young boy's descent into isolation and madness in small town Ireland has never left me.”
— Cillian Murphy
Source: One Grand Books curated list
“The book seemingly has little or no plot but the sheer towering beauty of its language, atmosphere and insight make it impossible to put down or to forget.”
— Cillian Murphy
Source: One Grand Books curated list
“I remember reading it on a train, and I had to pull my hoodie over my face because I was crying. It's a magnificent book... It stayed with me.”
— Cillian Murphy
Source: The Irish Times Interview