Roddy Doyle

Affable

What is your favourite Roddy Doyle novel?

Personally, I like 'The Van' best.

CSC

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

martinr5232

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha.

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

davyjose

The Van.

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

claire h

The Woman Who Walked Into Doors.

CSC

Has anyone read the sequel to that?

gogo

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.

tHE vAGGABOND

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..

Affable

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.

How so Joe

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.