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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly #9

by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Fame. Fortune. Screaming girls. The adoration of strangers. I've had it all before, yet nothing could have prepared this Horny Little Devil for his new life in the City of Angels. Sacked as the coach of the Andorra rugby team and on the run from the sister I never knew I had, I decided to head west, vowing to win back my wife and daughter from a risk assessor predicting economic doom for the world. Imagine my shock when I discovered that my old dear, on a nationwide book tour, was already busy charming America out of its collective elasticated pants.

With Trevion, a 1991 Gulf War-veteran-turned-celebrity-Svengali, on my side, not to mention my brand new bromance with a gym instructor called Harvey, I was determined to become more famous than even her. But one nose job and one abdominal resculpt later, I no longer knew where reality ended and reality TV began ...

Genres: Comedy, Fiction, Humor

416 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

Pseudonym for journalist Paul Howard.

Reviews

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fleeing Andorra and the revelation that he has a sister he's already slept with, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly jets to Los Angeles to repair his broken relationship with his wife and daughter.

Howard's hilarious plotting and fine characterisation makes this "fish out of water" story a must read.

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every Ross O’Carroll-Kelly book that I have read has always been a wild and whacky story with hilarious twists and turns and funny storylines that make you want to keep reading and start the next book straight away.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

As I read this book I just didn't find myself laughing and I was wondering if maybe it was me and I just don't get the joke anymore or if it was the book. I think it was the book because it was right back on form for the last chapter and I was saying to myself "this is more like it". So I know I'll read the next one as they never let me down before. All that being said I love this series and the author is just one super talented storyteller.

[JaneymacD · Rating 3 out of 5]

So funny! Just when you think there's nothing idiotic left for this fella to do, he goes and proves everyone wrong. Plastic surgery, reality TV show, tantric celebacy, bromance, not to mention dealing with his attraction to his newly discovered half-sister.
I can't wait for The Oh My God Delusion to see how he deals with the recession!

[Andrew Mcq · Rating 3 out of 5]

The humour is still spot on, but this is the RO'CK book I enjoyed the least. There's no doubt that the author has to be admired on his research, but the ENDLESS detail on fashion, minor celebrities, economic crisis, Vegas mobsters, Star Wars... his homework actually wore me out at times, getting in the way of the usual Ross wit somewhat.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was brilliant,it was a stroke of genius sending the south dublin characters out to L.A, it highlighted how americanised pretty much all of ireland has become,while also being one of the funniest things ive read in ages!

[Kelvin Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

You'd need to be from Ireland to get most of the jokes but great book