Such a weird book! There aren't really any life lessons or lasting impressions outside the ones you might expect out of an Irish (?Scottish??) author-- people eating fish and chips out of newspaper, drunk people, people walking along the roads, and family members screaming colloquial obscenities at each otter. Having never been to Ireland or Scotland, I don't know if this is a stereotypical depiction or if the poor play out their stereotypes as well overseas as they do at home, but I this one is a pretty good sketch, relying on descriptions and colorful scenes, without any of the drivel of asking any big questions about existence.