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McCarthy's Bar : A Journey Of Discovery In The West Of Ireland

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Title: McCarthy's Bar : A Journey Of Discovery In The West Of Ireland
by Pete McCarthy
ISBN: 0-312-27210-3
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date: 28 February, 2001
Format: Hardcover
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $24.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (43 reviews)

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5
Summary: Hilarious and accurate.
Comment: This is what Ireland and it's people are like - forget the contrived, tear jerking Angela's Ashes. This book captures the humor, dialogue and social atmosphere of my country. The good and bad of a modernising and newly international Ireland are all in here. With small snippets of captured conversation McCarthy brings to life the heart and personality of my country. Makes me want to rent a car and take the trip myself. This is a book written for and about a country that can always laugh at itself and enjoy itself for it's faults (something McCourt lost in his travels and sour grapes).

A perfect read. God - I'd love a pint of Guinness.

Rating: 5
Summary: McCarthy's Bar
Comment: As an Irish historian and devotee of Irish humor and hospitality, with 21 trips "home" under my belt, I am usually skeptical of most of the recent books. However, starting with the Prologue and every page thereafter, I was laughing out loud. Besides being a terrific writer, Pete McCarthy truly captures the west and southwest of Ireland. My family is from Kerry, and my wife and I spend much time there. In fact we are moving there soon. This book is so perfect and perfectly funny that I've just purchased 2 copies for 2 couples I'm taking to Kerry in October, 2002. It's a really keeper!
Tim Clifford

Rating: 4
Summary: Not a book for the uptight reader
Comment: This is an easy hilarious trip by someone who sees life as a joy. Some of the negative reviews are possibly by people who are ultra PC. You know the sort -stiff upper lip or whacko religious types who believe God is watching everything they do! If you have no sense of irony or picking up on the foibles of stereotypes, then go and read the bible, or if you want your travelogue sanitized, go read Bryson.

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