Reviews for The Steward of Christendom

The average rating for The Steward of Christendom based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-12-28 00:00:00 Julio Chavez Brizuela I didn't actually read this book, but did something even better. I saw it performed word-for-beautiful-word by a superb cast led by Brian Dennehy. I've read every one of Barry's books and count him among my favorite authors. I even took a side trip in Ireland to visit Sligo because of him. This play is all about the family patriarch and Ireland's "troubles." I KNEW this character since he appears in the many Dunne stories, and what a treat to hear his words come out of the mouth of Dennehy. We spoke with Mr. Dennehy just before the play and I told him how excited I was to see it. I completely agree with Mr. D. who said that Barry is "a helluva writer."

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-11 00:00:00 Michael Hudson I'll always have time for the stories of those who get left out of sanctioned histories, those groups who by their very existence disrupt the binary schema of 'oppressor' and 'oppressed' that so dominates modern thinking. Probably no category of people (other than the non-Aryans who fought for the Führer) falls more squarely on the 'wrong' side of history than colonial loyalists: those groups, such as the Algerian Harkis, Rhodesian African Rifles, Māori Kūpapa iwi and Irish Catholic Unionists, who fought on behalf of the imperial overlord which their fellow countrymen were fighting to overthrow. Overall, though, this play was a bit underwhelming. Despite the fragmentary postmodernist conceit of the structure, there were some good moments. The extended monologues were probably the best bit, though funnily enough I feel like they wouldn't work as well on stage as they do on page. They just wouldn't be believable.