#roddy doyle

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named "The Commitments". Starring Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Félim Gormley, Glen Hansard, Dick Massey, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Strong, Kenneth McCluskey

(Classic Throwback)

[azazel-dreams]

Dead Man Talking by Roddy Doyle (Quick Reads)

Rating: ❤️❤❤❤❤

[doyouknowthismusical]

From what I understood, there is both a stage musical and a movie musical called The Commitments. They are based on the same novel but use different songs. This poll is for the stage musical.

[lilianeruyters]

Roddy Doyle || The Women Behind the Door

Spoiler alert: I do have to reveal something of the context Though The Women Behind the Door is the sequel to The Woman Who Walked Into Doors the novel can be read separately without a problem. I had no clear memory left of Doyle’s previous novel, I just remembered that he had accurately written about a wife being beaten up. In his last novel he repeats this feat: his portrait of Paula Spencer…

[wardback]

I just need someone on this earth to acknowledge the existence of the rover series by roddy doyle

A couple childrens books following an irish family of Mister (thats his first name) Mack, his wife billie jean fleetwood-mack, theyre three kids and their neighbours dog who can talk and is cynical and also what seems like only his owner doesnt know he can talk

These books are a fever dream of my childhood and i need literally anyone anywhere to admit theyve read these

Mister mack works in a biscuit factory as a biscuit taste tester and he dreams of fig rolls and has nightmares about custard creams

Billie jean fleetwood-mack who they do full name every single time is physically incapable of not breaking world records

Do you think ive been a normal person my life with these series in my brain? No im on tumblr

[harrison-abbott]

Finished this earlier. There are few books which make me laugh. I suppose it doesn’t happen that much in literature. But I creased so much throughout this book. Very funny. Well written too.

[hunterxwolf]

huh

[cillianmurphysdimples]

Time for a new read. Well, re-read. It's been a couple of years since I read this one through so it's time to pick it up again. God bless these three hilariously addictive stories.

[theperfectpints]

[o-the-mts]

Book Review: Love by Roddy Doyle

Author: Roddy Doyle Title: Love Narrator: Morgan C. Jones Publication Info: Penguin Audio (2020)  Summary/Review: Two old friends meet in a Dublin pub.  Davy, the narrator, has long ago emigrated to England, only returning to visit his ailing father.  Joe does most of the talking, telling a story of a woman named Jessica who they were both attracted to four decades earlier when they were young…

[intellectures]

Booker Prize geht an Paul Lynch

Der irische Schriftsteller gewinnt mit seinem Roman »A Prophet Song« den wichtigsten britischen Buchpreis. Paul Lynch folgt auf Shehan Karunatilaka, dessen Roman »Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida« morgen in der deutschen Übersetzung erscheint. Continue reading Untitled

[ronnydeschepper]

"Popmuziek uit Vittula" van Mikael Niemi

Door omstandigheden is het al een hele tijd geleden dat ik mijn “willekeurige woordenzoeker” nog eens heb moeten gebruiken. Vandaag is het dan eindelijk zo ver en het is meteen prijs: “Popmuziek uit Vittula” van Mikael Niemi. Ik herinner me nog de opwinding toen ik me het boek aanschafte. “Het Zweedse antwoord op The Commitments” stond er als teaser op de kaft. “The Commitments”! Het boek…

[pithia]

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing.

Roddy Doyle

[rocknread]

Una Stella Di Nome Henry di Roddy Doyle - Recensione

Una Stella Di Nome Henry. Una stella che illumina il cielo d’Irlanda. Dublino di inizio ‘900 è la rappresentazione della miseria. Fame, povertà, disgrazie. Non manca nulla alla città di James Joyce, Samuel Beckett e Oscar Wilde. Le famiglie vivono di stenti e i bambini scorrazzano allegramente in strada schivando malattie mortali e scappando dalla violenza gratuita dei padri. In questo…

[feminerds]

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I put this song on - and re-listen to Roddy Doyle's introduction The Dispossessed, now that I've finally finished it.

The moon landing in 1969 & Shevek from the Moon in 1974.

We watched The Dish last weekend.

And I'm sure something else will appear on the horizon soon, that I will connected this as well. And so on. I am obsessed with the way the stars of art make out lives into constellations. I feel like I am always (we are always?) trying to observe some recognisable pattern in the barrage of light and dark.

[prophetmutual]

Why does this edition of The Dispossessed have an introduction from some guy talking about he generally finds sci fi silly and is too preoccupied with Manly War Novels to read women authors but Le Guin is One Of The Good Ones bro shut the FUCK up fr