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Skippy Dies [3-Volume Boxed Set] - A Novel

by Paul Murray
RM22.71 MYR
Skippy Dies [3-Volume Boxed Set] - A Novel - Thryft
Skippy Dies [3-Volume Boxed Set] - A Novel - Thryft

Hilarious and tragic journey through adolescence's darkest corners.

Recommendation: Skippy Dies is a rollercoaster ride through the turbulent world of adolescence, capturing the hilarity and tragedy of growing up in a unique and unforgettable way. With its witty dialogue, complex characters, and exploration of weighty themes like friendship, love, and mortality, this novel is perfect for readers who crave an emotionally charged and thought-provoking coming-of-age story. Prepare to laugh, cry, and reflect on the complexities of the teenage years as you meet the unforgettable cast of characters that make up Skippy Dies.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
  • Costa Book Award Nominee (2010)
  • Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for Comic Fiction (2010)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
  • Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs for vertaald boek (2012)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Skippy Dies [3-Volume Boxed Set] - A Novel

by Paul Murray
RM22.71 MYR
ISBN: 9780865479487
Authors: Paul Murray
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Publication: 2010-08-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 21814 readers)

Description

Why does Skippy, a fourteen-year-old boy at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop? Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, an overweight genius who is determined to open a portal into a parallel universe using ten-dimensional string theory? Could it involve Carl, the teenage drug dealer and borderline psychotic who is Skippy's rival in love? Or could "the Automator"--the ruthless, smooth-talking headmaster intent on modernizing the school--have something to hide? Why Skippy dies and what happens next is the subject of this dazzling and uproarious novel, unraveling a mystery that links the boys of Seabrook College to their parents and teachers in ways nobody could have imagined. With a cast of characters that ranges from hip-hop-loving fourteen-year-old Eoin "MC Sexecutioner" Flynn to basketball-playing midget Philip Kilfether, packed with questions and answers on everything from Ritalin, to M-theory, to bungee jumping, to the hidden meaning of the poetry of Robert Frost, Skippy Dies is a heartfelt, hilarious portrait of the pain, joy, and occasional beauty of adolescence, and a tragic depiction of a world always happy to sacrifice its weakest members. As the twenty-first century enters its teenage years, this is a breathtaking novel, in this striking three-volume boxed set, from a young writer who will come to define his generation.
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Hilarious and tragic journey through adolescence's darkest corners.

Recommendation: Skippy Dies is a rollercoaster ride through the turbulent world of adolescence, capturing the hilarity and tragedy of growing up in a unique and unforgettable way. With its witty dialogue, complex characters, and exploration of weighty themes like friendship, love, and mortality, this novel is perfect for readers who crave an emotionally charged and thought-provoking coming-of-age story. Prepare to laugh, cry, and reflect on the complexities of the teenage years as you meet the unforgettable cast of characters that make up Skippy Dies.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
  • Costa Book Award Nominee (2010)
  • Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for Comic Fiction (2010)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
  • Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs for vertaald boek (2012)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.