false 934747 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179597150m/934747.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179597150s/934747.jpg A Star Called Henry, was chosen by the The New York Times Book Review as one of the eleven Best Books of the Year; The Washington Post said it was “not only Doyle’s best novel yet; it is a masterpiece, an extraordinarily entertaining epic.” Now Doyle, author of six bestselling novels, twice nominated for the Booker Prize and once a winner, turns his protagonist Henry Smart’s rich observation and linguistic acrobatics loose on America, in an energetic saga full of epic adventures, breathless escapes, and star-crossed love. Publishers Weekly says “Doyle just gets better and better.”

Our Irish hero arrives in New York in 1924 to bury himself in the teeming city and start a new life; having escaped Dublin after the 1916 Rebellion, Henry Smart is on the run from the Republicans for whom he committed murder and mayhem. Lying to the immigration officer, avoiding Irish eyes that might recognise him, hiding the photograph of himself with his wife because it shows a gun across his lap, he throws his passport into the river and tries to forge a new identity. He charms his way into the noisy, tough Lower East Side, reads to Puerto Rican cigar makers, hauls bottles for a bootlegger and composes ads on sandwich boards, finally setting up his own business with the intention of making his fortune. But he makes enemies along the way among mobsters such as Johnny No and Fast Olaf. Henry hightails it out of Manhattan with a gun at his back and Fast Olaf’s hustler of a half-sister on his arm.

This was a time when America was ripe for the picking, however, and a pair of good, strong con artists could have the world at their fingertips. The Depression was sending folks to ride the rails in search of a new life and new hope, and all trains led to Chicago. As Henry’s past tries to catch up with him, he takes off on a journey to the great port, where music is everywhere: wild, happy music played by a man with a trumpet called Louis Armstrong. Armstrong needs a white man, and the man he chooses is Henry Smart.

The bestselling A Star Called Henry followed Henry Smart from his birth in 1902 until the age of twenty, by which time he had already had a lifetime’s worth of adventures in his native Ireland. With these books, Doyle was trying in some ways to write a story like Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, starting at the beginning of his life and following him through many years of adventures. To write the new book, he had to research the vanished world of pre-war America.

“I went to Chicago, on the south side, to see if any of the old jazz clubs were still around. I was very keen to see what Henry would have seen as he’d stood outside, under the awnings. But all the jazz clubs that were along State Street, they’re all gone; every one of them’s gone. There’s one that’s still standing – it was, originally, The Sunset Cafe, where Louis Armstrong played, but now it’s a hardware store. The Vendome Cinema, where he used to play during the intermissions, is now a parking lot for the local college. That I found upsetting. But on the other hand it was very liberating because in its absence I can invent.”

Music, often American soul or blues, is always important in Roddy Doyle’s work, often as escapism for the working-class Dubliners in the Barrytown books. Doyle grew up listening to American music and likes to write while listening to music. For Henry in America, Doyle says, “when he hears this music, he feels he’s being baptized. He’s new. He feels he’s gotten away from Ireland. He’s gotten away from the misery of it all and he’s listening to this glorious celebration.”]]> 42698 16 919732 2004 Oh, Play That Thing (Last Roundup) total:320|5:30|4:86|3:119|2:61|1:24| 320 997 471 49 10108 3.77 11757 1241 30146109 1109377 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.09 296 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 2 1 false Thu Aug 14 11:10:39 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:54:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 58304473 1088330 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 11:10:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 11:26:00 -0700 2009 A Star Called Henry. The sheer energy of Henry Smart pulls the reader through a sometimes hectic, sometimes maddeningly repetitive series of events, but if I hadn't grown fond of him in the first book of this promised trilogy (the third as yet unwritten...more...]]> 79140742 2986043 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 1 0 false Fri Nov 27 14:16:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 12:56:31 -0800 2009
It's prequel, A Star Called Henry, remains one of my favorite novels. Yet I'm afraid that this piece of writing falls far below Doyle's usual standards. If anything, the story has been taken too f...more...]]> 14171592 857770 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 10:41:25 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 10:47:16 -0800 2008 Very refreshing and...more...]]> 45459768 1008236 528122 0670033618 9780670033614 3 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552759m/528122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552759s/528122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/528122.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.50 10

In Chicago there is no past waiting to jump on Henry. Music is everywhere, in the streets, in nightclubs, on phonograph records: furious, wild, happy music played by a man with a trumpet and bleeding lips called Louis Armstrong. But Armstrong is a prisoner of his color, and the mob is in Chicago too: they own every stage—and they own the man up on the stage. Armstrong needs a man, a white man, and the man he chooses is Henry Smart.

In Oh, Play That Thing, Roddy Doyle once again gives us a prodigious, energetic, sexy novel, rich with language and music and, as Henry makes his way across America, teeming with surprises. It is both a saga unto itself—full of epic adventures, breathless escapes, and star- crossed love—and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry.

]]> 2004 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:28:07 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:28:07 -0800 2009 Booker Prize-winning Doyle (Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha) has taken a few missteps with his latest offering, the second in a projected trilogy. In previous books, Doyle explored the lives of down-and-out immigrants (like those of parents; see Rory & Ita, **1/2 Mar/Apr 2003). Here, he's attempted a historica...

more...]]> 44201528 1939552 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 14:06:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 22:45:15 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 70287501 1129492 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 2 0 false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 16:45:22 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 16:52:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40120762 202829 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 20:54:50 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 21:02:54 -0800 2008
this book is delicious madness. a few times it seems too much -- just sketched in, or contrived -- but mostly i love the romantic adventure, outsize personalities, life overflowing. i had to skip a few sente...more...]]> 50919128 2164429 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:32:21 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 08:20:04 -0700 2009
By 50 pages I was wondering whether to put it down and not bother with it again. After reading the preceeding book of the (as yet uncompleted) trilogy, I picked up this book almost immediately. O.P.T.T. is set in America in the mid...more...]]> 30709754 1445374 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 2 0 false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 20 15:20:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 14:55:36 -0800 2009
Although I love Doyle, and enjoyed ASCH, I fe...more...]]> 42383652 1828392 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 0 0 false Thu Jan 08 14:26:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 14:29:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6543038 379083 528122 0670033618 9780670033614 3 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552759m/528122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552759s/528122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/528122.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320

In Chicago there is no past waiting to jump on Henry. Music is everywhere, in the streets, in nightclubs, on phonograph records: furious, wild, happy music played by a man with a trumpet and bleeding lips called Louis Armstrong. But Armstrong is a prisoner of his color, and the mob is in Chicago too: they own every stage—and they own the man up on the stage. Armstrong needs a man, a white man, and the man he chooses is Henry Smart.

In Oh, Play That Thing, Roddy Doyle once again gives us a prodigious, energetic, sexy novel, rich with language and music and, as Henry makes his way across America, teeming with surprises. It is both a saga unto itself—full of epic adventures, breathless escapes, and star- crossed love—and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry.

]]> 2004 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Sep 21 07:47:40 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 07:59:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 59259257 1423660 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 4 0 false Thu Jun 11 06:33:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 06:35:43 -0700 2009 71340542 2741958 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 15 15:59:47 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 14:09:50 -0700 2009 1 26744415 1312590 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 4 0 false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 07:55:59 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 11:02:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1108995 80407 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Tue May 08 16:24:01 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:08:05 -0800 2009 A Star Called Henry ) feels somehow apart from Doyle's other books. It's different in obvious ways--all the other books I've read take place in Ireland--but also this one never really enchanted me like his others. It's too big: too sprawling, too many characters, too rushed in some parts...more...]]> 10341723 536991 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 12 16:25:54 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 16:30:48 -0800 2007 more...]]> 41052960 1737444 528122 0670033618 9780670033614 3 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552759m/528122.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175552759s/528122.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/528122.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320

In Chicago there is no past waiting to jump on Henry. Music is everywhere, in the streets, in nightclubs, on phonograph records: furious, wild, happy music played by a man with a trumpet and bleeding lips called Louis Armstrong. But Armstrong is a prisoner of his color, and the mob is in Chicago too: they own every stage—and they own the man up on the stage. Armstrong needs a man, a white man, and the man he chooses is Henry Smart.

In Oh, Play That Thing, Roddy Doyle once again gives us a prodigious, energetic, sexy novel, rich with language and music and, as Henry makes his way across America, teeming with surprises. It is both a saga unto itself—full of epic adventures, breathless escapes, and star- crossed love—and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry.

]]> 2004 0 0 false Sat Dec 27 19:35:41 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 19:35:41 -0800 2008 68540111 666003 2766572 0099484897 9780099484899 1 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2766572.Oh_Play_That_Thing 0.0 0 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 0 0 false Sun Aug 23 06:38:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 06:42:34 -0700 2009 48382145 2056005 42698 014303605X 9780143036050 44 <![CDATA[Oh, Play That Thing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072m/42698.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169883072s/42698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42698.Oh_Play_That_Thing 3.12 320 A Star Called Henry introduced the unforgettable Henry Smart and left Roddy Doyle's innumerable fans clamoring for more. Now, in his first novel set in America, Doyle delivers. Oh, Play That Thing opens with Henry on the run from his Irish Republican paymasters, arriving in New York City in 1924. But in New York, and later Chicago—where he meets a man playing wild, happy music called Louis Armstrong—Henry finds he cannot escape his past.

A highly entertaining cross-country epic and a magnificent follow-up to A Star Called Henry, this prodigious, energetic, sexy novel is another Roddy Doyle triumph.

]]> 2004 3 0 false Thu Mar 05 20:05:31 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:53:22 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=934747