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| Title | : | The Onion Eaters |
| Author | : | J.P. Donleavy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 290 pages |
| Published | : | 1982 by Penguin Books (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. European Literature. Irish Literature. Literature. American. Classics. Humor |
J.P. Donleavy
Paperback | Pages: 290 pages Rating: 3.77 | 432 Users | 26 Reviews
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Clayton Claw Cleaver Clementine of The Three Glands is a medical rarity.On a grey cold day he sets off westwards to take up residence in the vast haunted edifice of Charnel Castle.
Clementine, a polite unknown unsung product of the new world and recently recovered by a miraculous cure from a long decline, alights at an empty crossroads. Standing lonely on its windswept hillside, the great turrets and battlements rear in the sky.
Clementine, destitute but for his monstrous dog Elmer and a collection of toothbrushes, enters this ancient stone fortress.
Madness triumphs over love, beasts over man, chaos over reason and, for the moment, life over death.
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| Original Title: | The Onion Eaters |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 432 Users | 26 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books The Onion Eaters
This book reminded me of The Cat in the Hat, the premise of which (in case youve never read it) is: a brother and sister are alone at home when they hear a loud bump which is quickly followed by the arrival of the Cat in the Hat, a tall, anthropomorphic feline in a red and white striped hat and a red bow tie who proposes to entertain the children with some tricks he knows and then proceeds to wreak havoc. Theres not much of a plot but it does have point or at least a moral.In The Onion EatersMy younger self definitely gave this 5 stars. Haven't read it in years. Probably time to reread and see how it holds up.
Another uni set text I wish I had never read. Seriously, what does this novel have to offer the world? Bloody nothing, that's what? I wish I could unread this, it was that bad. Consider Donleavy on my, sick writers I will never go near again list.
James Patrick Donleavy was an Irish American author, born to Irish immigrants. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II after which he moved to Ireland. In 1946 he began studies at Trinity College, Dublin, but left before taking a degree. He was first published in the Dublin literary periodical, Envoy.See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.P._Don...
Wild, rambling story made up largely of a number of comic set pieces. Funny but, for me, didn't really go anywhere (by design)
This is a fever dream. A fever nightmare. One of the strangest, maddest books I've ever read.And it was also one of the hardest to rate.In spite of being written by an American, this novel features the kind of mad, all-over-the place, creepy British humor that I can only digest in small doses. Basically, it's about a guy called Clementine of the three Glands who has inherited a castle where he intends to live. In the course of the story all kinds of crazy looking and crazy acting people seek
What can I say but a book story going nowhere.
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