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Originally Posted by bfisher
Finished The Snapper. Great dialogue, and the book shows how much Doyle was developing as a writer moving on from The Commitments. I really looking forward to seeing what he does with Jimmy Rabbitte Jr in middle age in The Guts. On to The Van.
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Halfway through
The Van, and still excellent the second time through - easy to see why it was shortlisted for the Booker.
However, since
The Guts is now available, I can't resist jumping to that. First line in the book is Jimmy's DA to Jimmy:
D'yeh do the Facebook thing?