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Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories
Irish Girls About Town An Anthology of Short Stories
Author: Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes, Cathy Kelly
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ISBN-13: 9780743457460
ISBN-10: 0743457463
Publication Date: 2/4/2003
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 69 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Nice selection of short stories by Irish authors. Stories are great, if you know the Irish humor!! Great read when travelling on the bus or train to work!
reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 69 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I was looking forward to fun romps through girl power and instead I got 16 stories about how to get a man, why you must have a man, men who suck but you should stay with them because you need a man, why it's OK to be with a married man, ignoring the good man in front of you so you can get trampled over by the jerky man that might call next week, getting out of a relationship with a man so you can immediately start your next relationship with a man, and keeping your man happy so he doesn't leave you. Oh and women who think every man either wants them or is gay, or women who believe that they are completely unworthy of love and deserve to be treated like crap.

Stab me in the eye, please.

So why did I suffer through 16 stories that would make Gloria Steinem cry? A lot of the girls/women had girlfriends who were saying the things that I was thinking. Also, the writing is really good. While I hated the plots, there were lines that were really impressive. 2/10. This one was so not for me. But 2 points for some really great writing, even though I hated what was being written about.
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Helpful Score: 2
Eh. Not as good as "American Girls About Town." Might be the quirky sense of humor that the Irish have that I just don't get.
reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 66 more book reviews
I forgot how fun short stories were - very enjoyable. I found several new novels to read as a result.
reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 16 more book reviews
Some really great stories and some that were just okay. Overall a great read.
marybright1 avatar reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 6 more book reviews
It was a light read. Easy to pick up and easy to put down. I thought some of the stories were really cute, but others bored me.
reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on
Great collection of stories from Irish women. Loved it!!!
reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 4 more book reviews
This book is good for people who like short stories that keep you on your toes!
MPMP avatar reviewed Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories on + 30 more book reviews
A dozen or so Irish writers' short stories/