The Law of Dreams: A Novel Audiobook (Unabridged)

" A coming of age story set against the brutality of the Irish potato famine. Prose like poetry. Wonderful character development. "

" Unrelentingly bleak springs to mind. Well written and certainly graphic, this novel makes you want to get down on your knees and say thanks for every little thing your Irish ancestors went through to get to Canada. A hard novel to read, particularly over the Xmas holidays! "

" heavy stuff. not sure how i feel about this book. really well written but i'm not likin the main character so much. "

" Good story. Tough to read at times but good. I liked the ending. "

" I was intrigued by the subject of the potato famine from the perspective of a poor tenant farmer's son. What a journey this boy goes on to becoming a man. The writing was quite fine, with rich descriptions of things that I am glad not to have experienced directly. "

" This book truly showed how rough, uncivilized and hard life was in the mid 1800s. It also showed how this very hard life affected the people who lived it. The main character, in my eyes, was an innocent who managed to survive. By the end of the book he is only slightly less innocent. "

" Stunning historical fiction about The Great Famine in Ireland of 1847. We are plunged into the suffering, greed, loss, and the unimaginable strength of the characters. A tale that speaks to our capacity for survival. "

" A very gripping tale. Truth be told, I was prepared to give up on this one several times, as the story is somewhat sad & extremely gritty in some places, but each time I lay it aside I felt compelled to follow Fergus' story to the end. "

" Almost finished with this really well written book. I really enjoy historical fiction because it helps me connect with history when clearly drawn characters are presented. "

" THIS is a novel. Behrens had me at page one! "

" I actually read this book back to back.Found it fascinating, horrifying, real, well written "

" Think "Angela's Ashes", but without all the "luxury" (a house to sleep in, a mother, sibling, etc.) of Frank McCourt's childhood. Bleak, but still I had to read it till the end and will read the Sequel, "The O'Briens", about the family coming to America. "

" I loved this book. It was a very good read and I learned alot about the Irish potato famine years and how people actually lived then. Interesting. "

" While this novel is problemmatic, I couldn't put it down. Gives you a very gritty sense of the potato famine in Ireland. I recommend it. "

" I loved this one. People always romanticize the past but this book shows how hard it was for ordinary people to live decently. "

" I loved this book! Full of adventure and romance. A great summer read at the cottage. "

" I would not have made this five stars until finishing it. It stayed with me. There are a lot of very unpleasant things in it, but it feels so real it's almost tangible. First time I've read anything in detail about the Irish famine. "

" Interesting, but seriously slow. It was not wise of me to choose this as my poolside read in Florida. "

" One of my favorites and brilliantly written! "

" An unjustly neglected novel, a nightmarish tale about Irish poor in the 19th century, emigrating to America... not perfect maybe, but quite impressive nonetheless. "

" awesome book, but i was disappointed that they spent so much time with him in ireland and on the boat heading to quebec that the author cut the ending short in a sort of hokey way. sequel please!!! "

" Irish potato famine.. amazing story, lyrical voice. "

" i'm a sucker for irish historical fiction. but this is beautifully written. "