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maxjgraham's review against another edition
emotional
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inspiring
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3.5
swaye's review against another edition
4.0
Séamas O'Reilly has a true gift. The humour threaded throughout this heartwarming memoir had me laughing out loud many times. What a gift to the world is his kind, lovely dad! As MM Suarez said, this book is a "beautiful love letter to his family, especially to his dad and mammy".
Thank you for turning me onto this gem, MM Suarez. You have such amazing taste in books!
Thank you for turning me onto this gem, MM Suarez. You have such amazing taste in books!
heyheyheyhey's review against another edition
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4.0
Made me laugh out loud, and cry.
jennrocca's review against another edition
DNF - the book is fine, but its sadder than I was expecting and I’m just not up for it right now. Might be good some other time.
cahrem's review against another edition
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5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Abandonment
katstopreading's review against another edition
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4.0
cubaitlubin's review against another edition
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All the endearing pieces of a rambunctious family memoir, told expertly and wittily by the narrator. Experiences of death and grief at a young age intertwined with admiration for the author's father and reflection on the settings both small and large. I had not finished my gigantic nonfiction account of The Troubles before it was due back to the library, but was still yearning to hear those stories, so this is the perfect entry into it. The audiobook is a must!