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Title: The Ginger Man
Author: J. P. Donleavy
Narrator: Patrick Moy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-29-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
First published in Paris in 1955 and originally banned in America, J. P. Donleavy's first novel is now recognized the world over as a masterpiece and a modern classic of the highest order. Set in Ireland just after World War II, The Ginger Man is J. P. Donleavy's wildly funny, picaresque classic novel of the misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield, a young American ne'er-do-well studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Dangerfield's appetite for women, liquor, and general roguishness is insatiable - and he satisfies it with endless charm.
Critic Reviews:
"Lusty, violent, wildly funny... The Ginger Man is the picaresque novel to stop them all." (Dorothy Parker, Esquire)
Members Reviews:
Has not age well
I loved this book in college. It was well written and the main characters (well, the men anyway) were so anarchistic. Drinking, brawling, womanizing...at the time it seemed so compelling. Now, 40 years later, I gave it another try. It did not age well. For one thing, the main character is abusive and exploits the women in his life and you can't help but wonder what they ever saw in him. I could go on, but times change and misogyny just isn't amusing anymore.
The Ginger Man - Ok, but
I picked this novel since it is on the list of the top novels. I see the wit and I can see why at the time it was banned in some places. It was interesting performance but it become slow with his endless scheming. I was amused in some places and not in others. It is worth a read to see the character in a certain time and place. However, I will not re-read.
One of the Best
An instant favorite for me. I'm not sure how this book eluded me for so long but it will be a companion for life. The reading by Moy is nothing short of a performance. Wonderful accents, inflection and pace.
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Title: The Ginger Man
Author: J. P. Donleavy
Narrator: Patrick Moy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-29-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
First published in Paris in 1955 and originally banned in America, J. P. Donleavy's first novel is now recognized the world over as a masterpiece and a modern classic of the highest order. Set in Ireland just after World War II, The Ginger Man is J. P. Donleavy's wildly funny, picaresque classic novel of the misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield, a young American ne'er-do-well studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Dangerfield's appetite for women, liquor, and general roguishness is insatiable - and he satisfies it with endless charm.
Critic Reviews:
"Lusty, violent, wildly funny... The Ginger Man is the picaresque novel to stop them all." (Dorothy Parker, Esquire)
Members Reviews:
Has not age well
I loved this book in college. It was well written and the main characters (well, the men anyway) were so anarchistic. Drinking, brawling, womanizing...at the time it seemed so compelling. Now, 40 years later, I gave it another try. It did not age well. For one thing, the main character is abusive and exploits the women in his life and you can't help but wonder what they ever saw in him. I could go on, but times change and misogyny just isn't amusing anymore.
The Ginger Man - Ok, but
I picked this novel since it is on the list of the top novels. I see the wit and I can see why at the time it was banned in some places. It was interesting performance but it become slow with his endless scheming. I was amused in some places and not in others. It is worth a read to see the character in a certain time and place. However, I will not re-read.
One of the Best
An instant favorite for me. I'm not sure how this book eluded me for so long but it will be a companion for life. The reading by Moy is nothing short of a performance. Wonderful accents, inflection and pace.