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The Best This is one of the most amazing pieces of literature I have read. Doyle's talent to create character led narratives knows no end; if you are looking for an insight into life in a somewhat gritty Dublin, then look no further than The Barrytown Trilogy. By reading the trilogy, you really feel like you have entered the life of a family full of colourful characters who become your closest friends; you will laugh with them, cry with them, be frustrated by them and be truly sad when the time comes to leave them.... more info
Doyle: "It's not a trilogy. It's just three books." Though Doyle never intended to write a trilogy, his first three novels are so true-to-life and so representative of north Dublin that it is easy to see why they are now grouped as a "trilogy." All are set in the same blighted neighborhood, an area of overcrowded tenements, unemployment, and hardscrabble living, but also an area full of life, dreams for the future, rowdy friendships centered around the pub, and close families. Focusing on various members of the Rabbitte family, the novels show life as it is... more info
The Commitments The book is a novel and was first published in 1987. It is centered in Dublin's working class district, Barrytown and focuses on the formation and dissolution of an Irish band which wants to bring soul music to the people of Ireland, named the commitments. The founder of the band is Jimmy Rabbitte who is to his friends the fountain of knowledge for music. The other original members of a group, called "And And And" are Outspan a novice guitar player and Derek, a bass guitar player, who has never played... more info
Roddy Doyle writes what he observes..... Never before has an Irish author written a set of books that capture the Working class feelings of a time when Ireland was only scraping the barrel and keeping it's head above the water. It follows the Rabbite family through it's hard times, of pregnancy and unemployment, and one of it's members short lived venture into the music business. Each book centres around a character, the first book " The Commitments " details Jimmy's hope of bringing Dublin soul to the working class. " The Snapper " potrays the... more info
