How The Story Goes

The story of "A Star Called Henry" is truly a life story. In the beginning of the novel, it starts out with how Henry's parents met. I soon goes to Henry's birth which is vividly described so that you can feel like you are right there. The novel concentrates on Henry as he grows up in 20th century Ireland. The feel of the story's flow seems to be pretty straight forward, kinda like how "The Commitments" flowed. At the same time, it has an episodic feel with some chapters focusing on its own topic. I think that this hybrid system works well in telling the story of Henry Smart. In order to tell his story, it must constantly flow to go along with his growing age. I think that the way that everything is structured makes it very easy to read. When you get going, the words really come out quick and the story moves along nicely. Roddy Doyle has a knack to make his books fun to read, and easy to read. As I keep on reading the book, there are many points where I just want to keep reading to see what happens to Henry and his family. I really like the way that Doyle has worded this novel, because it all works perfectly with the story.