- Paperback
- Publisher: Vintage (2004)
- ASIN: B003DBX21C
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
extemely enjoyable,
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This review is from: The Barrytown Trilogy (Paperback)
Buy this, read this, sit back and enjoy. Its all here. Life in a nutshell. The only thing that bothers me, and it has nothing to do with the books, is that they couldn't use the real names of the characters in the movie version of "The Snapper". But like I said that has nothing to do with the books.I read these all seperately, but I feel this trilogy will make a great gift idea come the holiday season. Also check out Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha", which also takes place in Barrytown.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Never mind The Bollocks; It's The Rabbittes!,
By Daniel V. Reilly (Upstate New York, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Barrytown Trilogy (Paperback)
Roddy Doyle must be some kind of genius...I was absolutely hooked right from page 1 of The Barrytown Trilogy, which collects Doyle's three books about The Rabbitte family, a large, loving clan in working-class Dublin, Ireland.The first book is The Commitments, which details the efforts of young Jimmy Rabbitte Jr. to form a soul band, not an easy task in mid-80's Ireland. The second book, The Snapper, revolves around Jimmy Jr.'s sister Sharon; She's pregnant (Out of wedlock), and won't reveal who the father is. The final book, The Van, centers on their recently unemployed dad, Jimmy Sr.; He teams up with his pal Bimbo to buy a Chip Van, and hilarity ensues... Doyle peppers the books with Irish slang that might slide right past most American readers, but don't let that deter you; You'll be up to speed in no time. The characters are wonderfully written, and it's a real joy to read about a LOVING Irish family for a change. I laughed out loud more times than I could count, and I loved the book so much I finished it in no time. And then I was sad it was over....Highly recommended. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll wish you were a Rabbitte!
3.0 out of 5 stars
hey! don't touch me there,
By daryl (Minnasota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Barrytown Trilogy (Paperback)
well if you are looking for chills, thrills, and a little bit of love, the Roddy Doyle collection is for you. For all of these reasons when i started to read this book i couldn't wait to set it down cause is was really really bad. I glad that it's all over and i can't wait for it to happen again. The story has it's twists and it's turns but you basically know what is going to happen from page one. I hope that you can read this book cause you should suffer the same amount as i did! I felt the number of pages were terrific and an amazing accomplishment to be able to waste all the pages full of JUNK!! It is a real feel good story i must say. If you want to waste your life you for sure need to pick this one up. Roddy Doyle your a shame to the name. If you thought reading this review sucked you must not have read this book yet cause this like shakespere compared to the Roddy Doyle Collection. If anybody payed money to read this book it was really wasted cause this guy had to be wasted to write a book as the Van.
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