Love (Doyle novel) explained

Love
Author:Roddy Doyle
Genre:Fiction
Publisher:Jonathan Cape
Release Date:21 May 2020
Pages:336 pages
Isbn:978-1984880451

Love is a 2020 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle. The novel takes place in Dublin, mostly in a pub, and concerns two friends, Joe and Davy, who have reconnected for a night of drinking.[1]

Publication

Publication of the novel in Doyle's native Ireland was pushed from June 2020 to October.[2]

Reception

According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly "Positive" reviews.[3]

Kirkus Reviews gave the novel a negative review, writing that "By the time the novel belatedly reaches the big reveal, the reader has passed the point of caring."[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rosenblatt . Roger . The Language of Friendship, as Heard in a Dublin Pub . 8 July 2020 . The New York Times . 22 June 2020.
  2. News: Khatib . Joumana . 4 Writers to Watch This Summer . 8 July 2020 . The New York Times . 13 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Love . Book Marks . Literary Hub . 8 July 2020.
  4. News: Love . 8 July 2020 . . 29 March 2020.