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"If I’d have picked The Good Son up off a shelf and opened it, I’d have bought it based on the first paragraph. It had me from the get-go. I got a bit arsey when I had to interrupt reading to do grown up things….
The Good Son reminded me a bit of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: at its heart, it’s the tale of a child being dragged unwillingly towards the responsibilities of adulthood. It’s got that clear and confused view of the world coloured by all the awkwardness and difficulties of being a kid, and, yes, it’s Irish to the hilt. But The Good Son is far more vivid, far more brutal and really, really funny. If you don’t laugh and cry and blush when you read this (because you should read it, you must) – if you don’t want to just give Mickey a bit of a hug and a bit of shake – well, I pity you, for you must’ve lost your heart and humour."
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