unicorndeburgh reviewed The snapper by Roddy Doyle (Barrytown)
Review of 'The snapper' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Roddy Doyle is so damn good it's scary. This is the 2nd book in the Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van. I find that I have foolishly read it first, so must go get The Commitments immediately.[return]A working class (just barely) Irish family is thrown into confusion when the unmarried, twenty-year-old daughter gets pregnant, and doesn't name a young man to marry. There's some pathos and ick, but mostly love and comedy. Published in 1990, it makes a 2009-era American's hair stand on end with the complete lack of fuss about prenatal vitamins and organic foods, not to mention Baby Einstein.
Roddy Doyle is so damn good it's scary. This is the 2nd book in the Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van. I find that I have foolishly read it first, so must go get The Commitments immediately.[return]A working class (just barely) Irish family is thrown into confusion when the unmarried, twenty-year-old daughter gets pregnant, and doesn't name a young man to marry. There's some pathos and ick, but mostly love and comedy. Published in 1990, it makes a 2009-era American's hair stand on end with the complete lack of fuss about prenatal vitamins and organic foods, not to mention Baby Einstein.
