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David Butler

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Since returning to Ireland after ten years of wandering, David Butler has worked as Education Officer at the James Joyce Centre, and has lectured in Spanish Literature at TCD, Essex University, Carlow College and UCD. His first novel The Last European was published in 2005 (Wynkin de Worde), while his debut poetry collection Via Crucis (Doghouse) appeared in 2011. A second novel The Judas Kiss (New Island,2012) was favourably reviewed in the Sunday Times by Alan Murdoch, who in particular noted Butler's talent for characterisation. No Greater Love, a collection of his short stories, was launched in London (Ward Wood) in 2013. His story 'Taylor Keith' won the Fish short story award 2014. His most recent novel, City of Dis, (New Island), was ...more

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	The Judas Kiss 4.50 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of Dis 4.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fugitive 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Greater Love 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All The Barbaric Glass 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Spirits 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Via Crucis 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	An Aid to Reading Ulysses 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Butler rated a book really liked it Bleak House by Charles Dickens	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Despite the flaws, in particular the decision to give half the narrative over to the prissy, self-effacing Esther Summerson (whose voice Charlotte Bronte memorably dismissed as 'weak and twaddling)', this 900 page behemoth has to go down as one of th ...more
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David Butler rated a book really liked it James by Percival Everett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Butler liked fintan mc cutcheon's review of Scorched Earth: "A great read. Compelling description of 1900 Dublin/Ireland and The Transvaal and the complications of Irish-British military identity. The story is populated by complex multilayered characters. The plot unfolds with great tension. Highly recommended" Read more of this review »
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David Butler rated a book it was amazing Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a remarkable novel, one of the most memorable I’ve read in recent months. I’d long held off reading it, put off by the idea it appeared to rely too heavily on the Dickens classic for scaffolding. Setting that scaffolding aside, it stands impr ...more
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David Butler rated a book it was amazing The Marionette and the Maestro by Tanya Farrelly (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you fancy an imaginative trip through the cobbled streets of the old capitals of Europe – Paris, Palermo, St Petersburg – to drop in on an embalmer, a cobbler, a toy maker, a miller, a pawnbroker, a puppeteer, then The Marionette and the Maestro i ...more
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David Butler and 1 other person liked Derville Murphy's review of Scorched Earth: "Fred Hart, an Irish junior officer in the Second Boer War (1899-1902) witnesses an atrocity perpetrated by his major, Cecil Havelock-Saunders. Stunned by the mindless brutality of the act and despising himself for not intervening, he deserts. Ten yea" Read more of this review »
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David Butler liked Andrew Verlaine's review of Scorched Earth: "If you like historical fiction set not super long ago, but are a bit tired of the two world wars, this could be your next read. It tells of a deserter (2nd Lt Frederic Hart) who witnessed an atrocity during the Second Boer War, who is now hiding out " Read more of this review »
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David Butler rated a book it was ok The Passenger (The Passenger #1) by Cormac McCarthy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't generally give up on a book after 150 pages, but.... Bad enough the sister's hallucinations, like something escaped from Joyce's Nighttown or Donoso’s Obsceno pajaro de la noche, and featuring a particularly annoying wise-arse thalidomide dwar ...more
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“The dramatic arises out of the margin of opaqueness between a writer and his personages, out of the potential for the unexpected. In the full dramatic character lurks the unforeseen possibility, the gift of disorder.”
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