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lizzina's review against another edition
Pete McCarthy is half Irish, and decides to take a travel along all Ireland and never pass a bar that shares his surname. His travel is more between people than places, and the humor and friendly manners of the Irish make the book a funny tale of things that - if you have ever been in Ireland- you will recognize as true and quite frequent ;)
The only thing I say it was a bit too long, probably a few chapters less would have made the book 100% enjoyable.
Still a good book though, that I would warmly recommend if you want a good laugh.
The only thing I say it was a bit too long, probably a few chapters less would have made the book 100% enjoyable.
Still a good book though, that I would warmly recommend if you want a good laugh.
pattydsf's review
3.0
This was fun. A couple of people had recommended this to me and I am glad that I read it. Pete McCarthy has a great sense of humor - although at times I think I took him too seriously. Ireland is not on my travel list, but if McCarthy was still with us, I would go with him in a heartbeat.
doubletroubledogmom's review
5.0
VERY FUNNY- great travel narrative. Even better when read while in Ireland!
alyssarider's review
5.0
realistically this is more of a 4.5 but. happy to be home and all that. also had the very fun experience the other day of seeing it being sold for 4 euro and getting to be like. Ha i am reading that Right Now and also got it for a dollar
bookfrogglin's review against another edition
4.0
Bought from a charity shop to read whilst waiting for a friend I wasn't expecting to like this book - I'm not a great reader of travelogues. However the funny, informative and self deprecating tone of this book was a pleasant suprise.
snowbenton's review against another edition
4.0
McCarthy is a lonely / sad British man with a distaste for Americans, which resulted in my rolling my eyes a few times through the narrative, but overall it was a solidly humorous account of his solo travels across Ireland. He visited tiny towns and tourist traps and drank impressive quantities of stout, and overall provided the reader with a feel for what it might be like to see Ireland and meet its people.