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“He was bold too, now that he had taken his helmet off.
—Joey The Lips Fagan, he said.
—Eh ———Come again?
—Joey The Lips Fagan.
—An’ I’m Jimmy The Bollix Rabbitte.
—I’ve earned my name for my horn playing, Brother Rabbitte. How did you earn yours?
Jimmy pointed a finger at him.
—Don’t get snotty with me, son.”
A master of dialogue, Roddy Doyle wonderfully sketches his characters through their interactions in the page.