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A review by caoilo
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle
5.0
Mary is your typical Irish 12 year old girl. At the start of this book she thinks the biggest moment of her life is when her friend moves. Mary has greatly underestimated her life, meting Tansey will show her just how much.
Doyle does a great job of capturing the cultchy language and turn of phrase. Some of which my mother and my younger self would have used.
I liked that the book was about four generations of women from the same family. At times I had no clue where the story was going. Mary's thoughts had me wondering if Tansey was up to something dodgy.
Having direct ties to Dublin and Wexford made this an amazing book. This was also an emotional read for me as my mother (who was from Gorey) Died this past March. One of the last things she wanted to do was in the end of the book. Unfortunately it wasn't possible for her which made it so much better in the book.
My mother was also a fan of Roddy Doyle I remember her reading The Rover Adventures and constantly laughing.
I may not have agreed with my mother on much when she was alive but I think we both agree on Roddy Doyle.
Doyle does a great job of capturing the cultchy language and turn of phrase. Some of which my mother and my younger self would have used.
I liked that the book was about four generations of women from the same family. At times I had no clue where the story was going. Mary's thoughts had me wondering if Tansey was up to something dodgy.
Having direct ties to Dublin and Wexford made this an amazing book. This was also an emotional read for me as my mother (who was from Gorey) Died this past March. One of the last things she wanted to do was in the end of the book. Unfortunately it wasn't possible for her which made it so much better in the book.
My mother was also a fan of Roddy Doyle I remember her reading The Rover Adventures and constantly laughing.
I may not have agreed with my mother on much when she was alive but I think we both agree on Roddy Doyle.