Title: Congrats, Malachy! You've made a quick buck!
Review: I was one of many who first read Angela's Ashes, and then moved on to A Monk Swimming. Having siblings myself, I realized that the two books would most likely be different. What I didn't expect however was to have to slog through a couple hundred pages of name dropping, stories of macho bar hopping, fighting, abandoning wife and children....for what? To help Malachy make a a few dollars by riding on brother Frank's coattails! Granted there were moments of hilarious humor too real to be made up, but I would not have missed a thing had I NOT read the book! One would appreciate this book only if one appreciates hearing tall tales and name dropping whilst imbibing SEVERAL stouts in the local bar! My advice: skip the book and wait for the movie starring Malachy as himself.
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