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Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party

av Alexander McCall Smith

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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:An all-new, never-before-published original short novel by the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies?? Detective Agency, about a hapless American tourist??s larger-than-life comical trip to Ireland.

Shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction

Cornelius P. ??Fatty? O'Leary and his wife, Betty, plan a vacation in Ireland for his fortieth birthday, where they will tour his ancestral homeland and relax in the countryside. Almost immediately, things go terribly wrong: the seats in economy class on the plane are too small; the country hotel??s dinner spread and bathroom fixtures leave much to be desired; and the down-to-earth O??Learys find their fellow guests are more than a little snobbish.
 
In this amusing and touching portrayal of a kindly, misunderstood soul, McCall Smith has created yet another memorable character who will become an instant favorite t
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I guess this was a poor choice for an introduction to Alexander McCall Smith, who I've meant to try for awhile since he's been a popular author for as long as I've been working in bookstores and libraries. I'm not really a mystery reader (which is his usual genre) though, so when this amusing looking Vintage Short popped up as an ebook available from my library, I thought, "why not give it a try?" Why not? Because Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party is full of the most mean-spirited and hackneyed fat-joke comedy ever, and also manages to insult both the Irish and Americans at the same time before concluding in a very odd way that I think is actually supposed to be sympathetic to and admiring of Fatty (a.k.a. Cornelius). It's hard to say, though, given what a rough time Mr. McCall Smith has given him until then. I suppose that as a rather ample American who often travels to Ireland myself, I could just be hypersensitive about the subject matter, but despite its nomination for a British comic fiction prize, I'm pretty sure that this story is just a dud. ( )
  CaitlinMcC | Jul 11, 2021 |
A very likeable main character, Fatty O'leary takes a brief holiday in Ireland and has a very interesting turn of events. Most charming little book. ( )
  Vividrogers | Dec 20, 2020 |
Delightful little story ( )
  dolly22 | Jul 9, 2020 |
Like many generously built people Fatty O'Leary is a most forgiving man. He has very few malicious bones in his body and he quickly forgets indignities once they have been surmounted, most of the time. His trip of a lifetime quickly turns into a nightmare, and indeed progresses from one nightmare to another, all caused mainly by his generous proportions, but Fatty, an antiques dealer from Arkansas, soars above it all. His wife Betty deserves a medal.

This was a lovely entertaining read, not, I should point out, crime fiction.
Steven Crossley does a wonderful job of the narration. ( )
  smik | Apr 14, 2018 |
Absolutely awful. I am used to the excellent writing found in The #1 Ladies Detective Agency and the Elizabeth Dalhousie novels. What happened for this author to produce this piece of nothingness? I found it insulting for the main character to constantly be reminded of his weight, and encountering one mishap after another. I thought the characters were cruel and heartless. I am not sure what the point of this book might be. Deleted it from my Kindle. ( )
  LadyoftheLodge | Sep 8, 2015 |
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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:An all-new, never-before-published original short novel by the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies?? Detective Agency, about a hapless American tourist??s larger-than-life comical trip to Ireland.

Shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction

Cornelius P. ??Fatty? O'Leary and his wife, Betty, plan a vacation in Ireland for his fortieth birthday, where they will tour his ancestral homeland and relax in the countryside. Almost immediately, things go terribly wrong: the seats in economy class on the plane are too small; the country hotel??s dinner spread and bathroom fixtures leave much to be desired; and the down-to-earth O??Learys find their fellow guests are more than a little snobbish.
 
In this amusing and touching portrayal of a kindly, misunderstood soul, McCall Smith has created yet another memorable character who will become an instant favorite t

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