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The Snapper

by Roddy Doyle · 1990

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Meet the Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family is forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. But the question remains: which friend of the family is the father of Sharon's child?

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
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familyfamilyMore like thisLess of thisparentingparentingMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisDublinDublinMore like thisLess of this
Mood
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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