Seedless in Seattle explained

Seedless in Seattle
Author:Paul Howard
Illustrator:Alan Clarke
Cover Artist:Alan Clarke
Country:Republic of Ireland
Language:English
Series:Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Set In:Dublin and Argentina, 2013–14
Dewey:823.92
Pages:400
Published:15 September 2015 Penguin Books
Preceded By:Keeping Up with the Kalashnikovs
Isbn:9781844883431
Followed By:Game of Throw-ins

Seedless in Seattle is a 2015 book by Irish author Paul Howard and is the fifteenth novel in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The title refers to the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle.[5]

Plot

Ross' father is going to Argentina to find his missing daughter Erika. Ross is dealing with Fionn's new personality, making an enemy of his daughter, and when he gets caught writing "The Fuck-it List" it's the final straw for Sorcha. She insists that Ross gets a vasectomy.

Reception

Seedless in Seattle was nominated for Irish Independent Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.[6] It sold 20,931 copies in 2015.[7] [8]

Writing in the Irish Independent, Ian O'Doherty wrote that Ross "remains both a hugely entertaining character and a deeply disturbed and obnoxious moron. That's a neat trick to pull off, and one which Howard does, again, with aplomb."[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Post Irish Book Awards » Seedless in Seattle.
  2. Web site: Seedless in Seattle. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. Goodreads.
  3. Book: Seedless in Seattle. 5 May 2016 .
  4. Ross O'CK's voice is always in Paul Howard's head. September 18, 2015. www.rte.ie.
  5. Book: O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross. Seedless in Seattle. September 15, 2015. Penguin Books Limited. 9781844883448. Google Books.
  6. News: Big names on Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2015 shortlist. Martin. Doyle. The Irish Times.
  7. News: 2015 sales figures make pleasant reading for Irish booksellers and publishers. Martin. Doyle. The Irish Times.
  8. Web site: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards shortlist announced. Independent.ie. 4 November 2015 .
  9. Web site: Books: Keeping up with the Rosser.... Independent.ie. 13 September 2015 .