Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Abridged): Booker Prize Winner Audiobook

" A well captured story of an Irish young fella. Roddy Doyle doing what he does best. "

" I enjoyed this..... not as much as I'd hoped though. Written in the style of a young 8-9 year old boy, was initially interesting... soon waned.... and I hate to say became a little irritating. I finished it and felt a little flat... meh. "

" Utterly charming, sad and true "

" Oh excellent. Violent and striking and gripping and sad and funny. It's about a boy whose parents fight a lot, who gets all violent and adventurous with his friends, and who bullies his younger brother. "

" Now, I should preface this by writing that I have a younger brother and am not at all squeamish. My little brother broke a lot of bones and caught bugs in jars and other gross stuff. I am not under any delusion that little boys are angels. I know that little boys are usually bad. Some of them are very bad. But Patrick Clarke is an absolute terror. Every review that I read of this one included a phrase like "amazingly accurate portrayal of coming-of-age in 1960s Ireland." If the protagonist of this story is at all typical of the average young boy in 1960s Ireland, then I truly pity 1960s Irish mothers. I mean, this kid poured lighter fluid into his younger brothers mouth, set it on fire, and burned his lips off. He and his friends plotted to murder a local "mental" homeless guy. By the end of the book, I guess that he is less bad, and he does mature a bit. But I wanted him to go to prison. The book was wonderfully written, and I was wrapped up in the story, but I can't say that I enjoyed it. Also, it made me want to get my tubes tied. "

" Although there were parts that made me laugh out loud, this book wasn't easy to read. The casual cruelty was just too disturbing. The narration was fabulous, however. "

" A beautiful story from a young boys perspective - I laughed and cried. I loved the stylistic writing and dialogue. Paddy has a great, disturbing, and fantastical view of the world! "

" Found it a bit boring to be honest! "

" Amusing and moving account of his childhood in Dublin, or maybe it was a small town in Ireland. Are little boys truly so violently cruel to each other? Those parts are nearly unbelievable. "

" a boy book. "

" I still go back and read this, often on, amazed at Mr. Doyle's ability to get the emotions, fears, and peccadilloes of a child so right. It's a beautifully told and touching and very real story. "

" Touching, heartbreaking, and funny. Good story. If I could narrow all my favorites into a top 20, I'm positive this would make the list. "

" Roddy Doyle shows us life from the view point on a ten year boy in 1960's Ireland. It is funny, touching and occasionally sad, it is also instantly recognisable to anybody who was a ten year old in the 1960's. I was and I loved this book. "

" Quirky Irish humor "

" This book is charming, funny and very sad. Really enjoyed reading it "

" This book is like poetry and starts out feeling almost like a collection of short stories. It is beautifully and intelligently written and feels like a young boys twist on "a tree grows in Brooklyn". It took me awhile to get into it, but once I did I was clever and heartbreaking. "

" Following the thoughts of a 10-year old is like having ADD. Something of a story eventually unfolds, but it takes a while to get there. There are some gems within, though! "

" Marvelous. Vivid and gripping portrayal of childhood with all its oddness, cruelty, wonder and intensity. "

" I wouldn't necessarily say that I liked this book, but I do appreciate why and how it was written. "

" It reminded me of being little again, though not really in a happy way. Actually, sort of in a happy way, yeah. Well, maybe not. In a realistic way. "

" Meh. Good but I wasn't into it. I didn't really like Paddy all that much, and when you don't like the main character, it doesn't bode well for the book. "

" Doyle's child protagonist is pitch perfect. The rushing narrative and boyhood situations are true, and the domestic troubles will break an adult heart, especially one that remembers such fears. "

" Odd but hugely entertaining little book about a young boy growing up in Ireland in the 60's. Love it! "

" I picked this up to check it out to recommend to students to read, and was totally absorbed by it. Doyle has encapsulated the essence of Angela's Ashes, but is a setting which is not so physically grim and emotionally so. Beautiful, touching and a definite recommendation for others to read. "

" Oh excellent. Violent and striking and gripping and sad and funny. It's about a boy whose parents fight a lot, who gets all violent and adventurous with his friends, and who bullies his younger brother. "

" First it made me laugh, afterward, I cried. "

" Amazing book! At first it was hard for me to get used to the writing style, but once I did I couldn't put it down! "

" Marvelous. Vivid and gripping portrayal of childhood with all its oddness, cruelty, wonder and intensity. "

" This book is part of the AS Level English course and we have to read this book and study it's many different aspects. "

" A great story about a boy named Patrick who can't understand the world around him. The one complaint I have is that it has no chapters or parts in any way. "