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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

By: Roddy Doyle
Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
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About this listen

 Paddy Clarke is ten years old. Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke's name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown, north Dublin. Paddy Clarke's heroes are Father Damien (and the lepers), Geronimo and George Best. Paddy Clarke has a brother called Francis, but Paddy calls him Sinbad and hates him because that's the rule. Paddy Clarke knows the exact moment to knock a dead scab from his knee. Paddy Clarke loves his Ma and Da, but it seems like they don't love each other, and Paddy's world is falling apart. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

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Funny, warm and enriching. (Alan Davies)
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This was a fantastic listening text. Gillen's brogue is entrancing. Doyle's dialogue and depth of character development and deep-seated issues discourse, totally destroyed my capacity do anything but sit and listen every chance I had; until it was finished.

Paddy Clarke - Outstanding!!!

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Brilliant book, worth all its plaudits and stands the test of time. Only slight issue, Aidan Gillen's voice is so well known, it took a good while for me not to be hearing his other characters instead of Paddy Clarke. Powerful storytelling, brilliantly written ending .

Superb - Roddy Doyle is a genius

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Fantastic insight into a young boy's mind and thinking. Very funny, very sad, beautifully narrated.

Great book

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Wow! Just brilliant! The narrator is perfect for the book. When I first started listening I thought "Crikey! What is this?!". The story and the narrator transports you straight into the mind of an eight year old boy running riot in Ireland. It's very funny and entertaining, and the innocence of the story is also very sad. Just BRILLIANT!

Brilliant!

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The mind of a small boy so well captured Made me laugh and cry and brought back memories of my childhood

The mind of a small boy

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