«Whether he's writing about his childhood on a military base, working in a kebab shop with a nazi in his teens, playing in punk bands in his twenties, or grappling with the question of whether to have children, Patrick Freyne is a writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity. These essays are a delight»

Mark O'Connell, author of To Be a Machine

«A cracking, sad, funny, honest, brave and hilarious read»

Liz Nugent, via Twitter

«No one makes me laugh like Patrick Freyne»

Paul Howard

«Superb ... The stories move from breathtakingly vulnerable to extraordinarily funny, and all with such skill and lightness of touch. I loved it »

Louise O'Neill

«More moving that I ever expected and somehow funnier than I assumed»

Emer McLysaght, Irish Times, Best Books of 2020

«One of the year's funniest books ... witty, wise and worth returning to again and again»

i Paper

«Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating, this book shows life in all its shades. It made me laugh and cry»

Emilie Pine, author of Notes to Self

«Funny and adorable»

Nina Stibbe

«Brilliant ... An absolute mind hug»

Niall Breslin

«Guffaw-out-loud funny»

Business Post

«A riotous read from the get-go ... An absolute tonic for our times»

RTÉ Guide

«A wonderful book ... done with a gorgeous twist of humour and great emotional insight ... One of my books of the year»

Ryan Tubridy, RTÉ Radio 1

«Exquisite ... One of the funniest writers in Ireland»

Irish Examiner

«Immensely readable, warm, human and very, very funny»

Irish Daily Star

«Readers are sure to find themselves touched by Freyne's writing ... Delightful»

Journal.ie

«Freyne's thoroughly entertaining debut is a flash of warmth and wit in the darkness»

Totally Dublin

«Genuinely moving ... [It] will evoke warmth in anyone who isn't totally sociopathic»

Hot Press

«A delightful insight into the mind of the hilarious Patrick Freyne»

Irish Country Magazine

«So honest, so funny, and most importantly, 11/10 for self-deprecation»

Sarah Breen

«Freyne's radar is precision-honed to find the madness within the mundane»

Sunday Independent

«I was reminded - very happily reminded - of Kurt Vonnegut. But Patrick Freyne is his own writer and this book is clever, lovely and great, great fun»

Roddy Doyle

«Patrick Freyne has a distinct and enviable gift for story-telling ... Full of humour and tenderness, this book is an absolute JOY»

Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations

«One of the best-written, smartest and gosh-darn-it funniest books I've read in a very long while»

Séamus O'Reilly

«Hilariously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant»

Joseph O'Connor