“It’s a minor book, as Doyle’s go” – Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle

"It’s a minor book, as Doyle’s go – he’s been working on a new novel alongside it – but it’s not a particularly slight one; if you were a Doyle newbie, say, and wanted a taster, this wouldn’t be a bad place to start. It isn’t substantial enough to make the top ten, and though the (presumably unedited) serial format means that several of the pieces are somewhat repetitive (plot recaps between episodes, so to speak), it doesn’t careen madly off the road either (I’m looking at you, Smile). It’s funny and uplifting, with sufficient black humour and swearing to keep it safely away from the ranks of the dreaded ‘up-lit’..." - Valerie O'Riordan reviews Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle

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