“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.” – Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian
6 comments:
Something the whole world can relate to, I imagine.
So, write a funnier book.
Patti - The general vibe around CAP is 'Americans good', 'American foreign policy bad'. By the way - I finally tracked down QUEENPIN the other day ... looking forward to it. Ms Witch? Exactly how funny would you like it? Cheers, Dec
Tears running down my cheeks while I'm half unconscious, would do fine. Something that makes me collapse hysterically, if I happen to think of it later. That sort of thing.
I could do that, Ms Witch - I mean, I'm genius enough - but there's a moral responsibility involved. What if you were driving when you remembered a particularly funny line? Trust me, it's you I'm thinking about here ... Cheers, Dec
I don't drive.
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