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Roddy Doyle

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  • 03-08-2008 1:28pm
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    Affable
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    What is your favourite Roddy Doyle novel?

    Personally, I like 'The Van' best.


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    CSC
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    Haven't read anything from him in a long, long time. I thought "A star called Henry" was his best work.


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    martinr5232
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    Paddy Clarke Ha Ha.

    I think everyone can relate to at least some part of it.


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    davyjose
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    The Van.

    Although I've only read the Barrytown books, and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha


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    claire h
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    The Woman Who Walked Into Doors.


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    CSC
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    Has anyone read the sequel to that?


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    gogo
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    Yep read it, 'Paula Spencer' its a good read, if a little depressing, also a little hard to get back into his style of writing - his short sentance conversation style paragraph's. I am sure thats not a good way to describe it, but anyway.

    On Roddy Doyle in general, you can't but love the Barrytown triology, they are a real tribute to 80's/90's ireland.


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    tHE vAGGABOND
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    Just to be different [the barrytown books are clearly brilliant, but this will be a crap thread if everyone just lists the same 1 or 2 books!] Im going to say, "oh play that thing"

    It was a totally different book for him to write, set in 30's [?] America, not a northsider in sight!

    I read it in a single weekend. Really very good indeed..


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    Affable
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    gogo wrote: »
    Yep read it, 'Paula Spencer' its a good read, if a little depressing, also a little hard to get back into his style of writing - his short sentance conversation style paragraph's. I am sure thats not a good way to describe it, but anyway.

    On Roddy Doyle in general, you can't but love the Barrytown triology, they are a real tribute to 80's/90's ireland.

    I think that was the one that was made into the BBC show, 'Family', was filmed in Dublin. It was great as I recall but quite gritty.


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    How so Joe
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    I loved the Giggler Treatment when I read it. It's hilarious. I think I was about 11 when I first read it, and it made me laugh pretty much every page.


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