The Snapper
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The Snapper

by Roddy Doyle

1990•Comedy•216 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramafamilylightsimplelinearglossyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeSimple and accessible: a comic novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

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About This Book

The Snapper (1990) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the second novel in The Barrytown Trilogy.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaFamilyComing of ageComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Unmarried mothersTeenage pregnancyLiterary fictionWomen's fictionIrelandWomen

Details

Author
Roddy Doyle
Published
1990
Pages
216
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