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kenmooney's review against another edition
2.0
Love the film, love the Irish "history" in here, but the stream of consciousness/babbling narrative just didn't work for me at all.
cazacat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
m_e_d_b_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hatseflats's review against another edition
4.0
Another novella by Patrick McCabe where mental illness is a central theme. This time around our main character is Paddy Pussy, an Irish transvestite prostitute, who makes his way to London, to be on the game during The Troubles. Structured in short chapters - some no more than a paragraph long - and written in a wonderful vernacular Irish-English. If you've read McCabe's The Butcher Boy, I think you'll enjoy this shorter work.
haina's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
books_andprobablysome_wine's review against another edition
2.0
Really interesting themes but I did not care for the way it was written. I do like that type of banter on stage tough so might try to find the movie.
ellie_paine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
amber_ac's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
queanbeck's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0