I also remember the rather biased reporting and the subsequent down-playing of the actions of the main perpetrators of the horrific killing of a young man. I loved this book and took me back to my boarding school days, easy reading and well written. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. He was shortlisted in 2007 for RTE's Francis McManus Award. parts were VERY familiar of what life looked like to some of those UCD private school types. Never mind the journalistic comment on the wrongs of the Celtic Tiger, Kevin Power nails that sense of entitlement which allows people to think that the law somehow doesn't apply to them. Power is not judgmental; none of his characters are out-and-out villains, and few are blameless, either.The book is a cold, hard look at privilege and the old school tie, and what happens when the people who have always benefited from that system find themselves facing the grim reality of the police, the law courts and social ostracism.

Bad Day in Blackrock.

Good story but quite drawn-out. Rebelling against the code of silence, he opines about how private schooling, rugby culture and D4 parenting contributed to the attitudes and perspectives of all four protagonists. I found out at the end that this was actually based on a true story, although how much of it remains true to real life and how much was fictionalised I'm not sure. Reread July 2019 Bad Day in Blackrock tells the story of a young man kicked to death in a fight outside a Dublin nightclub.

On a late August night a young man is kicked to death outside a Dublin nightclub and celebration turns to devastation. when's the next book?An enjoyable novel that gives an eye in on a certain segment of Dublin society in the boom years of the early 2000s. Then, when he reveals it near the end, it just makes the story that much more sad. Add a review * Required Review * How to write a great review Do. A shame as I had quite a prurient interest in the story, along with the half the country I'm sure.I think the story could have been told in about 75 pages less.A book that plunges the readers into the depth of the Celtic Tiger. Great!A young man is beaten up and killed by 3 of his peers. It's a one-hit wonder from an author who shows no interest to ever write another book - even though he even got awarded for this. However, once I made my piece with my distaste, I started to get really interested in these people's lives.Really liked the reveal of whom the narrator was. Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster. Bad Day in Blackrock was winner of the Rooney prize, 2009. I enjoyed the simple writing style. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. I also remember the rather biased reporting and the subsequent down-playing of the actions of the main perpetrators of the horrific killing of a young man. The book actually is (IMHO) better than Capote's famous classic. This book truly captures the flavour of the time and the way in which a group of well-to-do people in South Dublin formed a protective ring around themselves to a disgraceful degree. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. It's an incisive dissection of the 'privileged' young Irish adult. I couldn't understand what was up with the narrator of this book, but I liked how it all came together in the end. Wasn't quite sure what to expect from this one, it follows from the death of a young man in an altercation outside a nightclub. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bad Day in Blackrock. Customer Review: Kevin Power's Bad Day in Blackrock: Podcast. On a late August night a young man is kicked to death outside a Dublin nightclub and celebration turns to devastation.