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Review by Jessica (310809) Rating (8/10) Review
by Jessica Denny eventually returns home to his roots, a house Paula shares with lodgers. Here we are introduced to Paula's partner Teresa and also Denny's old friend Pajo. Pajo is described as a skinny bloke who endured a rough time as a drug addict but turned to religion to help him through life. He is also "mad into" ghosts and anything of the paranormal kind. He suggests they get together and do a séance to rid the house of a ghost Paula thinks may be haunting it. At breakfast over a bowl of Cheerios Denny hears a scream. The next part had me in fits of laughter. Maggit is also another friend of Denny's; another character with a huge personality. However, I did wonder about the tale Maggit tells in the tent. It obviously has been taken from a well-known joke. Is this done on purpose? Either way it kind of works. A party turns into chaos when drink and pills are involved. Headaches in the morning are the least of Denny's worries, especially when Slaughter turns up on the scene and later causes a fight to break out. A drug overdose and a funeral are areas of Denny's life that cause him even more sadness. Is he finally succumbing to depression? Dublin just doesn't feel like the right place to be anymore. Too many people, too much trouble. How can Denny get out of this mess? He owes things which he doesn't want to give up.
I absolutely loved this book. It is very realistic to how life
can be and how people are. I loved Denny but adored his friend
Pajo who struck me as sweet natured. A book everyone will come
to recognise and want to read. Brilliant! |
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