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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Author: Roddy Doyle
In Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, an Irish lad named Paddy rampages through the streets of Barrytown with a pack of like-minded hooligans, playing cowboys and Indians, etching their names in wet concrete, and setting fires. Roddy Doyle has captured the sensations and speech patterns of preadolescents w...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780670853458
ISBN-10: 0670853453
Publication Date: 4/1/1994
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Wonderful story of a 10 yr old working class boy in 1960s Dublin; hilarious,poignant, realistic. Roddy Doyle's always a good read, very evocative of place and time
wymxmom avatar reviewed Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
very entertaining, but also heartbreaking
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reviewed Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha on + 18 more book reviews
I read this after reading "Tis", but I believe this one was written first. It's a similar type of writing to "Tis", but the child is a bit more innocent, and the family's not as desperate. It's interesting in that it puts you into the child's mind and way of thinking.
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Engaging and somewhat difficult, on a viceral level, to read about the cruelties of childhood and poverty. Told in an authentic Irish voice.
coolelle avatar reviewed Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha on + 19 more book reviews
Not a Novel
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An Irish kid at 10. He's a nasty piece of work, and we're supposed to be sad for him when his parents separate.

It's one vignette after another about childhood. It's not badly written, but it's not a novel.
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A look at the daily exploits and thoughts of a 10-year-old Irish boy. As the story progresses, readers become more and more aware of the anguish that Paddy Clarke is feeling as he becomes conscious of the impending breakup of his parents' marriage. They may find it disconcerting to see the pain he inflicts on others (preferably younger or weaker boys) for the sheer "fun" of it and the dangerous antics of Paddy and his friends. The novel is powerfully written and slowly draws readers into the protagonist's complex personality.
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Roddy Doyle must have an incredible memory for all the details of our lives. This book is like traveling back in time to your childhood. Worth the read.

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