Skippy Dies cover art

Skippy Dies

From the author of The Bee Sting

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

Skippy Dies

By: Paul Murray
Narrated by: Patrick Moy
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £12.38

Buy Now for £12.38

LIMITED TIME OFFER

£0.99/mo for 3 months - terms apply. Offer ends 24 August 2026.

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Paul Murray's hilarious book, Skippy Dies. Read by the actor Patrick Moy.

'Skippy and Ruprecht are having a doughnut-eating race one evening when Skippy turns purple and falls off his chair . . .'

And so begins this epic, tragic, comic, brilliant novel set in and around Dublin's Seabrook College for Boys. Principally concerning the lives, loves, mistakes and triumphs of overweight maths-whiz Ruprecht Van Doren and his roommate Daniel 'Skippy' Juster, it features a frisbee-throwing siren called Lori, the joys (and horrors) of first love, the use and blatant misuse of prescription drugs, Carl (the official school psychopath), various attempts to unravel string theory . . . while at the same time exploring the very deepest mysteries of the human heart.

'Noisy, hilarious, tragic, endlessly inventive, plain brilliant. A carnival of a novel' The Times

 Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Feel-Good Funny Inspiring Scary Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking Witty Comedy
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic reviews

Savagely funny, brimful of wit, energy, poetry and vision, unflaggingly entertaining. A triumph
One of the most enjoyable, funny and moving reads of this year. A rare tragicomedy that's both genuinely tragic and genuinely comic
Darkly comic, dazzles, every line drips ideas for fun. Unputdownably funny, captivating. A masterpiece
Ambitious, wise, funny, fiercely intelligent. The beauty of this cynical, hopeful, beautifully written book is that it builds a detailed world to explore life, the universe and everything
Hilarious, heartbreaking, totally engrossing. A triumph
Noisy, hilarious, tragic, endlessly inventive, plain brilliant. A carnival of a novel
Marvellous, witty, heartbreaking, intensely moving, excellent. The writing is second to none, the banter brilliant. Crazy, but beautiful
Savagely funny, brimful of wit, energy, poetry and vision, unflaggingly entertaining. A triumph
Hilarious, heartbreaking, totally engrossing. A triumph
All stars
Most relevant
Did this as a part of 3 for 2 offer I am soo happy I did a wonderful uplifting book well read ,,,, give it a chance it is a slow burner.

so happy

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The reading is superb. Crisp and clear, no bad edits and great voice characterisation. 21 hours of consistent quality. The story is great too. Full of humour but ultimately a tragic story of life, the universe and everything. One of my favourite audible buys.

Reading tour de force

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved this audiobook. It really was wonderful. Incredibly funny for the most part, and terrifying as the mother of a young boy who will one day be a teenage boy!!

Wonderful!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

If you could sum up Skippy Dies in three words, what would they be?

Inbetweeners with depth

What was one of the most memorable moments of Skippy Dies?

The bop

Which character – as performed by Patrick Moy – was your favourite?

The Autometer (Greg). Brilliantly acted by mr Moy.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both, although more towards the laughing

Any additional comments?

This is an outstanding novel that combines some characters in depth (Skippy, Howard) and outlines of others Greg, Mario that provide brilliant comic back drop to the issues of the others. All of the characters are believable and can be recognised in elements of people in real life.

The book on its own is fantastic, add to this the genius acting of Patrick Moy who renders each character with wonderful accents and you have the perfect audio book.

Possibly my favourite audiobook

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I don’t remember buying this book, I’m guessing it was in a sale. And furthermore I can’t imagine I realised it was 20+ hours long, as I would tend to steer well clear of something so long - easily the longest book I’ve listened to so far. But however I came about it, I’m pleased I did.

The writing is wonderful and the narration is superb, by far the best I’ve heard. I’ll actively search out more books read by Patrick Moy, I thought he was so impressive. He made those 20hrs suddenly seem not so daunting. A really enjoyable book that manages to hold the attention throughout and raise a laugh now and again. I really enjoyed it.

Amazing performance

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews