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Rory and Ita Doyle seem like very, very nice people. As you read this book you can picture them chatting happily, reminiscing on the good and not-so-good times, pouring cups of tea and being generally pleasant people. But that's all that can be said about this book in all honesty. If, like me, you're a Roddy Doyle fan you won't get much out of this I'm afraid, as the book is narrated from start to finish by the titular couple, and Roddy is only briefly referred to in a footnote as "you." As nice as this book is, I finished it and felt distinctly underwhelmed. It's not a book for Doyle fans as he didn't really write it (the book is merely a transcript of their taped reminiscences), nor is it a book for those who like biographies as, well, the Doyle's aren't exactly famous nor have they really done anything. My greatest feeling was that this book was written for the Doyles themselves, as an exercise in telling their story before it was too late. So, who would really enjoy this book? I think the only people who would really get anything from this book would be those who know the Doyles, and the Doyle family themselves. As for the rest of us, let's just wait for the next volume of Doyle's "The Last Round-Up" trilogy.
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