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The Bishop's Man |  | Author: Linden MacIntyre
Publisher: Random House Canada
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 49
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0307357066
EAN: 9780307357069
ASIN: 0307357066
Publication Date: July 28, 2009
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 19
 A Human Perspective On A Religious Quandry February 14, 2010
Richard J. Smith (Ottawa, Canada)
Back in the fifties there was a book and a subsequent movie called The Man In The Grey Flannel Suit. The Bishop`s Man is a present day take on another organization except that this one is religious and the problems are more contentious. Linden MacIntyre writes a compelling story of one priet`s personal struggle as he attempts to carry out the wishes of his bishop in the rural areas of Noval Scotia.
Great book and easy to read February 11, 2010
Good reader (Canada)
I thought this book was very good and am not surprised that it won an award!
 The Bishop's man January 13, 2010
Frederick B. Rodgers (PEI Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very disappointed with this book, hard to keep reading and a difficult story to follow. Not sure how this book was selected for the Giller Prize
The Bishop's Man January 10, 2010
Inger Bussanich (vancouver, canada)
I haven't finished the book yet, but I am 3/4 through. The book is extremely well written which I enjoy. It is building up to something and I am looking forward to the rest of the reading.
 Mixed January 9, 2010
Brigid O'Sullivan (Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a story of redemption and contrition rather than an expose of the predatory, paedophilic practices of the Catholic Church. It is different and well done in this respect.
The big 'however' from me is that the timelines are not always very clear and requires too much work from the reader as the writer is sometimes all over the place chronologically.
Many times, whilst reading, I had a sense of mild irritation at this contrivance. Two story-lines I can abide but once it's 3 or 4 the reading pleasure disappears for me.
That said, the writer is talented and has some wondrous turns of phrase and I felt the pain of the abusees. I also like the insider political machinations of the RC church which leaves God very much on the outside looking in. A study in hypocrisy.
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