Amusing, shocking, angry, cynical!

I read this book because of my great interest in Irish history and in particular the "Troubles" and was rewarded with a deep insight into the world of Belfast and its inhabitants.
The two protagonists, two friends (Jake, the Catholic and Chucky, the Protestant) escort a times joyful, sometimes depressed, sometimes confused, sometimes adventurous by Belfast's streets, particularly in the Eureka Street (Chucky address) and the Poetry Street ( Jakes address).
The story takes place in 1994, the months before and after the ceasefire the IRA, and already on the first few pages it becomes clear that you have a special book on here.
"Eureka Street" is full of wit, irony and especially cynicism.
At 400 pages is more than clear how small the differences between the two warring groups really are and how pointless the now centuries andauerende conflict really is. And, although it comes to the conflict only marginally and are actually Jakes and Chucky's search for love, meaning and happiness in their own life in the foreground.
Wilson describes the city and people with a lot of wit and black humor, but just as amusing as Chucky's work attempts to build his business, just as it is shocking when a bomb explodes in the middle of colorful bustle of the city and ended many lives.
Humor and radical reality often meet and make thoughtful.
This book makes you laugh as well as cry and is in first and foremost a love letter to the city of Belfast.
You lived through with the protagonists and their friends, parents, acquaintances, colleagues so many little stories that they all grow a fond.
And just as the city of Belfast is close to my heart on this 400 pages; so much so that they now almost familiar seems to me and I want to visit the capital of Northern Ireland at least once.
Linguistically Wilson's work is characterized by varied and especially puns and plenty of black humor. I had to smile at least every third page.
Wilson's style and choice of words are not particularly demanding and thus would also overwhelm anyone who is not a native English speaker, but it could help you get started in the book a little knowledge of the history of the country.

Conclusion:
I admit Eureka Street 5 star! People who are interested in the British / Irish / Northern Irish history or just want to read just a cynical-sarcastic, yes partly just bad book is highly recommended Robert Wilson's work.
Furthermore, the book is recommended to all those who want to form an opinion about the Troubles and the Northern Ireland conflict or have a pre-established, but rather radical opinion.
This book clearly shows the futility of terror of the IRA, UVF, UDA, INLA and the rest of them.
At the end governs only the OTG and who wants to know who is behind these three letters, but who wants to please read this book.