false 16579 8 "A trio of comic novels depicting the daily life and times of the Rabbitte family in working-class Dublin. THE COMMITMENTS THE SNAPPER THE VAN "Earthy and exuberant, Roddy Doyle's novels are as hilarious as they are haunting. Rich, bittersweet slices of Dublin life, they chronicle the antics of the Rabbittes, a large and lifely working-class family...with brash energy, cheerful irreverence, and a street idiom that reads like poetry." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Doyle's trilogy on modern working-class Dublin life bursts with energy, and his writing leaps off the page." --Boston Irish Reporter 42196 1992 The Barrytown Trilogy total:550|5:235|4:231|3:77|2:5|1:2| 550 2342 709 60 5 2 false false Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 30 17:45:03 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 29 13:59:59 -0700 2008
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I've never been to Dublin, nor Ireland, but after reading this, I feel as if I had. The dialogue is brilliant, and hilarious -- again, not having been, I don't know i...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 20:42:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 17:13:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 23 14:02:40 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 15:36:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Wed Oct 03 14:18:48 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 21:57:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 13:34:58 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 14:18:27 -0800 2009 The Snapper: 2 stars
The Van: 4 stars

Averages out to 3.5, but I rounded up since I liked the first book so much. It's not scientific, but so what?

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These are Irish slice of life stories about a chip van and the 1990 World Cup, an unwed pregnant teen and a literal band of misfits. Seriously, these are fun to read and offer an ins...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Jul 25 06:59:06 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 07:00:47 -0700 2007 more...]]>