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katetv's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I expected this to be a downer memoir of grief (by this man who lost his mom at age 5, one of eleven kids), but it was really a funny and reflective memoir about his family, childhood, and growing up in Northern Ireland in the Troubles. Medium paced bc it is not short but reads very easily!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
cait_the_geek's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
4.75
Seamás is around the same age as me and his tales of growing up on the border are so familiar to me, it’s home (he in Derry, me in Armagh). Joyful in spite the tragedy that befell him and his (rather large) family, and packed full of that dark Northern Irish humour that had me crackling on the tube. I gave it the highest honour - I recommended it to my Mammy.
virginiedolleans's review against another edition
5.0
So moving and funny all together.
It’a also an insight of the life in Northern Ireland in the nineties, which is interesting.
But the main point is the story of this family of 11 siblings raised by a loving father whose wife died when the last child was 2…
It’a also an insight of the life in Northern Ireland in the nineties, which is interesting.
But the main point is the story of this family of 11 siblings raised by a loving father whose wife died when the last child was 2…
tessanne's review against another edition
5.0
This was the most beautiful and heartfelt memoir I could never have imagined. Hysterically funny at times, it may also make you burst into tears at others, as it did me.
I’m not sure I have the capacity to do this book review-justice having just finished it and thinking on O’Reilly’s wonderful way with words, so I’m leaving it here.
Must read. I’ve already recommended it to both my teenaged daughter as well as my husband.
I’m not sure I have the capacity to do this book review-justice having just finished it and thinking on O’Reilly’s wonderful way with words, so I’m leaving it here.
Must read. I’ve already recommended it to both my teenaged daughter as well as my husband.
eabhawall's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Really funny and touching account of a small boy growing up after the death of his Mammy. The 9th of 7 children, O'Reilly has really written this as a love letter to his father.