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If it is Your Life by James Kelman
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really liked it
bookshelves: hoots-mon, short-stories

These are very fine stories—scabrously funny and wonderfully surreal tales narrated by Kelman’s stock-in-trade narrators: ageing men who are politically savvy, cynical, and permanently in the huff about being Scottish. On a par with the vintage collections The Burn and Greyhound for Breakfast.
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Reading Progress

June 19, 2023 – Started Reading
June 19, 2023 – Shelved
June 21, 2023 – Shelved as: hoots-mon
June 21, 2023 – Shelved as: short-stories
June 21, 2023 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Laura (new) - added it
Jun 21, 2023 02:38PM

Laura Rogers Added it. Thanks


message 2: by Laura (new) - added it
Jun 22, 2023 03:06AM

Laura I was born in Glasgow - but female... I have to say I'm curious... Are there uniquely identifiable drawbacks to being Scottish? From a male perspective - of course.


message 3: by MJ (new) - rated it 4 stars
Jun 22, 2023 04:55AM

MJ Nicholls Laura wrote: "I'm curious... Are there uniquely identifiable drawbacks to being Scottish?."

I've yet to find any.


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