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28 Apr 2015

WORLD BOOK NIGHT: DEAD MAN TALKING #2.

Following on from World Book Night and Mr T's review today I'm pleased to bring you my thoughts on ....
DEAD MAN TALKING by RODDY DOYLE

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 FIRST SENTENCE (Chapter One): I met Joe again the night before his funeral.

 MEMORABLE MOMENT {Page 65}: I slid into the front room. Joe was climbing back into the coffin.

MY THOUGHTS: For the better part of Dead Man Talking I admit to being mystified but then suddenly it all fell into place in a neat twist.  

 A quick, quirky read. Written in the first person and with a repetitious dialogue that proved to be very much a positive in what I felt was a unique and intriguing story with wonderfully well written down to earth characters. 
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10 comments:

  1. Kelly28 April 2015 at 16:28

    I already liked the sound of it from Mr. T.'s comments, but I'm even more intrigued now. I must put it on my wish list.

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  2. Barbara28 April 2015 at 17:14

    Joe was climbing back into the coffin is a wonderful line! It sounds like an interesting read.

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  3. Alexia56129 April 2015 at 02:19

    Love fun, quirky reads! Thanks for the heads up, as I haven't read that many Roddy Doyle books.

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  4. Melliane29 April 2015 at 06:31

    It's always nice to have a book you can read quickly like that.

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  5. Brian Joseph29 April 2015 at 08:28

    I have heard good things about this book from several sources. Everyone seems to say that it was different. In my opinion that is a really good thing.

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  6. Suko29 April 2015 at 16:09

    This does sound quirky and interesting! The first sentence and the memorable moment (especially) draw me in.

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  7. Sherry Ellis29 April 2015 at 18:10

    It's nice when a story has a twist that allows everything to fall into place.

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  8. Melissa (Books and Things)29 April 2015 at 21:12

    I didn't expect that. Love a twist like that as well!!

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  9. Stephanie@Fairday's Blog30 April 2015 at 01:15

    This sounds so good- and very different from anything I have read. I like that there is a twist! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  10. Literary Feline5 May 2015 at 20:09

    I'm glad you liked this one, Tracy. It does sound good.

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