I was reading a review of The Guts, his new one, which set out how his work now comprises a world entire; with multiple recurring characters, characters revisited throughout their lives, all sorts of perspectives on the society in which they're set. Updike was the comparison it used. I don't have an œuvre, but if I did that's what I'd like it to be.
But I've never actually read him, so far as I recall, nor I think have I seen any of the adaptations of his work. Should I? Where to start, what to miss, how raised to keep my eyebrow?
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 10 August 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago)
I saw the commitments movie, it's ok. Didn't make me want to read the book. Never read any doyle. In summary: idk.
― Charlie Slothrop (wins), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:14 (eleven years ago)
Meh tbh. Not much better than brendan ocarroll iirc
― Dr Peter Who? (darraghmac), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:30 (eleven years ago)
The original Barrytown books are fairly good IMO, v light reading, good sense of Dublin. The Commitments should have been about house/techno though.
― Shamrock Shoe (LocalGarda), Saturday, 10 August 2013 23:15 (eleven years ago)
Paddy Clatke Ha Ha Ha is good too.
― Shamrock Shoe (LocalGarda), Saturday, 10 August 2013 23:26 (eleven years ago)
Clarke not Clatke
I loved all his books right up to "A star called henry", which gets a bit silly (slipping into brendan o'carroll territory) and it didnt interest me enough to check out the rest of the "last roundup" trilogy. The barrytown trilogy is good though and "the woman who walked into doors" is my favourite of his.
― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Wednesday, 14 August 2013 19:57 (eleven years ago)
Can he fuck off with this 2 guys at the bar banter? The Prince one is the final straw for me now
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 21 April 2016 21:05 (nine years ago)
ha was the one about tintin and the Brussels bombings not nadir enough for ye?
― -_- (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 21 April 2016 21:22 (nine years ago)
I tend to not read them tbh
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 21 April 2016 21:54 (nine years ago)
good plan. it only came to my attention due to some minor internet furor
― -_- (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 21 April 2016 22:00 (nine years ago)
Had an awful accusation thrown at me this week by an ilxor along these lines
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 April 2016 22:43 (nine years ago)
haha
― -_- (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 21 April 2016 22:54 (nine years ago)
a terrible man for the earthy, homespun repartee altogether
― -_- (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 21 April 2016 22:55 (nine years ago)
(written in jest)
An awful man surely
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 April 2016 22:56 (nine years ago)
The barrystown stuff is good despite my post upthread but really I just love Colm meaney and yknow how Irish and 1990 it all was
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 April 2016 22:57 (nine years ago)
Je Suis Tintin
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Saturday, 7 May 2016 01:08 (nine years ago)
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― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 10:51 (eight years ago)
this year just keeps getting worse
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 10:54 (eight years ago)
it does
― identity politics rooted in tolkienism (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:12 (eight years ago)
remember 2015
yeah. great times.
didnt know how good we had it
― identity politics rooted in tolkienism (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:13 (eight years ago)
we didnt. remember rickman in die hard
yeah. great
great
ah there's darragh, are you well in yourself this morning
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:16 (eight years ago)
yeah
― identity politics rooted in tolkienism (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:16 (eight years ago)
two pints there oleg like a good man
isn't the multiculturalism great
stand by the assertion that colm meaney is owed the credit for everything tbh
― identity politics rooted in tolkienism (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:17 (eight years ago)
for all of doyle. i read all the books aged about 12 and LOVED them, i also read trainspotting around that time and also loved it. i doubt i'd enjoy them as much now. i feel similarly with music i liked back then. makes me think a lot of "all-time great" populist stuff is actually just for 12-year-olds.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:22 (eight years ago)
meant to have a question mark to ask if your theory was that meaney gets cred for all of doyle?
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 11:23 (eight years ago)
most of it. say everything after 1992. and for anyone outside of corpo limits
― identity politics rooted in tolkienism (darraghmac), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 13:18 (eight years ago)
I still reckon "A Star Called Henry" was his jump the shark moment.
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 11:22 (eight years ago)
Anyone reading “Love?”
― calstars, Saturday, 4 July 2020 19:59 (four years ago)