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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Revised)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Revised) | Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and adventure on the streets, boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is the story of a boy who sees everything but understands less and less.
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Tanisha_A
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha | Roddy Doyle
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These beauties came in the mail with that sweet note. Glee! 😀 #usedbooks #bookmail

JaclynW Cute note! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Nice! I‘ll like to read I Capture The Castle and A Room With A View 🙂 #tbrmountain (edited) 6y
batsy I hope you enjoy Castle as much as I do 💜 6y
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Tanisha_A @JaclynW Yes, made my day! 🙂 6y
Tanisha_A @erzascarletbookgasm I am looking forward to them! And oh, the TBR! 😶 6y
Tanisha_A @batsy That's a short & sweet review right there. Thankee! 💚 6y
Libby1 What a lovely note. 6y
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amycollard
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Bought this book while we were in Dublin. It takes a bit to adjust to the writing - you‘re being told everything from a kid‘s point of view. It‘s not stream of consciousness, but it jumps around, like how a child would tell a story. We see young Patrick Clarke growing up in 1960‘s North Dublin, running with his pack of friends. It‘s not heavy on plot, but gently tells us about his parents‘ marriage through the eyes of a child. Funny, sad, great!

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Emilymdxn
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Honestly it took me a while to get into this book and I wasn‘t sure I‘d like it, but I‘m glad I stuck with it in the end. It was very subtle in the way it built up quite a painful Bildungsroman story and it isn‘t a book to judge early! Lot of respect for Roddy Doyle as a planner of intricate stories where you don‘t realise how complex they are till afterwards. Excited to hear him speak in two weeks!

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Emilymdxn
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2 weeks till the Booker festival in London and I‘m realising quite how little I‘ve read by all the authors I‘m booked to hear speak. Time to do some very serious revision. Other than audiobooks (where my only option is to read the stuff I‘ve paid for) all my physical reading is gonna be these authors for the next two weeks. Never read a grown ups book by Roddy Doyle and I‘ve been getting into Irish fiction recently so I‘m excited to read this!

BarbaraBB I loved this one when I read it a long time ago. 6y
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bookworm.krizia
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At first I did not get this book. It was a disconnected narrative of a 10-year old boy who loves to beat up people. In fairness, the book improves toward the end but still I did not get the point. I don't know how people at the Booker choose their winners. Maybe because it has a different and unique writing style and format. 2 stars and additional 1 star for the effort.

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mrp27
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Jess7 😂😂 7y
LeahBergen Great read! 7y
Peterfox123 Found this a tough read but well worthwhile. 7y
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Cinfhen I'm enchanted by that title! #stacked! Have you read @shawnmooney ?!? 7y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen No but it's such a famous book I really shoulda, hey? 😘 7y
Cinfhen Yes, I think u should! @shawnmooney 😍And u see who loved it?! @LeahBergen 7y
Mdargusch Great choice! 7y
mrp27 @LeahBergen @Cinfhen I still need to read this 😬 but I love the title! 7y
mrp27 @Mdargusch thanks! 7y
mrp27 @Peterfox123 I think that's why it's been on my tbr for so long 😬 7y
Peterfox123 @mrp27 Don't let me put you off though. Well worth it. 7y
mrp27 @Peterfox123 You won't, I'll eventually get to it! 😜 7y
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GinaAnderson
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha | Roddy Doyle
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No one can tell a story that is both heartbreaking and hilarious like Roddy Doyle can. #funnybooks #augustphotochallenge

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GinaAnderson
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha | Roddy Doyle

No one can tell a story that is both heartbreaking and hilarious like Roddy Doyle can. #funnybooks #augustphotochallenge