Dooneen
Reviews round-up
Dooneen
by Keith Ridgway
5 of 5 critics positive
7 reviews: 1 rave, 4 positives; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“once again proves his greatness”
Paperback of the week: Dooneen by Keith Ridgway
Positive
Read the review ↗“gives us a wonderful protagonist while the writer's adventurousness is admirable”
Revolution, rent strikes and teleportation — ‘Dooneen’ imagines a futuristic Dublin on the brink
Positive
Read the review ↗“uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin”
Dooneen by Keith Ridgway review – uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin
Positive
Read the review ↗“Compelling novel about hope, dereliction and the unmercifulness of privilege”
Dooneen: In Keith Ridgway’s retrofuturistic Dublin, the housing crisis plays out with deadly consequences
Positive
Read the review ↗“original, funny and very, very eccentric”
Teleportation and sky-high rents — a wacky Dublin tale
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“Strange world, familiar sadness”
Book review: Strange world, familiar sadness
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