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Skippy Dies

Paul Murray

Start date: November 10, 2011

Finish date: November 10, 2011

Why we're reading this: Skippy does indeed die, in the first pages of the book, at his Irish boarding school. The rest of the boo…more
[close] Skippy does indeed die, in the first pages of the book, at his Irish boarding school. The rest of the book goes back in time to events that may have contributed to his demise, and into the lives of his friends, teachers, and potential girlfriend. It is a funny, warm, and moving book. Highly recommended!

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May 09, 2013 Maria rated it really liked it

Murray captures with humor and poignancy the unique misery of being 14 as he explores the lives of young men at an Irish Catholic prep school, and their teachers and parents. I laughed, I cried, I used an Irish accent in my head. My only gripes are that it had slightly too many minor characters to keep track of, and was perhaps just a tad too long. But a very good book.

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