Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

[Fran]

Set in a posh boys boarding school & peopled with some remarkably eccentric characters ... from the doughnut eating science genius to the drug dealing, self-harming, psychopath and a myriad of other equally rivetting characters.

Skippy Dies is both incredibly funny and painfully sad as the competing demands of parents, teachers and teenage hormones clash. The concerns of a group of teenagers adrift from the world around them and slowly but almost inevitably moving towards tragedy is an exhausting but deeply satisfying read.

This is a remarkable book that I can't praise highly enough ... 10/10

[StephenKingman]

Ooh high praise indeed Fran and it sounds a very unusual story, im adding this to my TBR list to hopefully be read in January sometime, thanks for that review.

[StephenKingman]

Going to have a look for this book tomorrow in the Book Centre, would like to read a few more Irish books and stories set in Ireland, hopefully get to read it before February.