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One of the year's funniest books ... witty, wise and worth returning to again and again * i Paper * Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating, this book shows life in all its shades. It made me laugh and cry -- Emilie Pine, author of Notes to Self Warm, wry, charming, absorbing ... It's the most gorgeous and heartbreaking book about humans and why we need each other -- Daisy Buchanan * via Twitter * Funny and adorable -- Nina Stibbe I was reminded - very happily reminded - of Kurt Vonnegut. But Patrick Freyne is his own writer and this book is clever, lovely and great, great fun -- Roddy Doyle Patrick Freyne has a distinct and enviable gift for story-telling ... Full of humour and tenderness, this book is an absolute JOY -- Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations One of the best-written, smartest and gosh-darn-it funniest books I've read in a very long while -- Séamus O'Reilly Hilariously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant -- Joseph O'Connor Whether he's writing about his childhood on a military base, working in a kebab shop with a nazi in his teens, playing in punk bands in his twenties, or grappling with the question of whether to have children, Patrick Freyne is a writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity. These essays are a delight -- Mark O'Connell, author of To Be a Machine A cracking, sad, funny, honest, brave and hilarious read -- Liz Nugent * via Twitter * No one makes me laugh like Patrick Freyne -- Paul Howard Superb ... The stories move from breathtakingly vulnerable to extraordinarily funny, and all with such skill and lightness of touch. I loved it -- Louise O'Neill I don't know another writer who could balance poignancy and hilarity with such grace ... Goosebumps! Guffaws! It's got it all. I love this book -- Doireann Ní Ghríofa * via Twitter * Guffaw-out-loud funny * Business Post * A riotous read from the get-go ... An absolute tonic for our times * RTÉ Guide * F*cking fantastic. Patrick is a brilliant writer -- Blindboy Boatclub * via Twitter * Lovely ... It's very worth reading -- Dara Ó Briain * via Twitter * A wonderful book ... done with a gorgeous twist of humour and great emotional insight ... One of my books of the year -- Ryan Tubridy * RTÉ Radio 1 * Exquisite ... One of the funniest writers in Ireland * Irish Examiner * Immensely readable, warm, human and very, very funny * Irish Daily Star * Pixies were loud-quiet-loud. Patrick Freyne is funny-sad-funny. I really loved his new book -- Ed O'Loughlin * via Twitter * Readers are sure to find themselves touched by Freyne's writing ... Delightful * Journal.ie * Freyne's thoroughly entertaining debut is a flash of warmth and wit in the darkness * Totally Dublin * Genuinely moving ... [It] will evoke warmth in anyone who isn't totally sociopathic * Hot Press * A delightful insight into the mind of the hilarious Patrick Freyne * Irish Country Magazine * So honest, so funny, and most importantly, 11/10 for self-deprecation -- Sarah Breen Brilliant ... An absolute mind hug -- Niall Breslin Freyne's radar is precision-honed to find the madness within the mundane * Sunday Independent * More moving that I ever expected and somehow funnier than I assumed -- Emer McLysaght * Irish Times, Best Books of 2020 *