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]
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| Author | Paul Howard |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Set in | Dublin and Argentina, 2013–14 |
| Published | 15 September 2015 Penguin Books |
| Publication place | Republic of Ireland |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 9781844883431 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | Keeping Up with the Kalashnikovs |
| Followed by | Game of Throw-ins |
The title refers to the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle.[5]
Plot
editRoss' 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
editSeedless 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]
References
edit- ^ "An Post Irish Book Awards » Seedless in Seattle".
- ^ Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. "Seedless in Seattle". Goodreads.
- ^ Seedless in Seattle. 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Ross O'CK's voice is always in Paul Howard's head". 18 September 2015 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross (15 September 2015). Seedless in Seattle. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9781844883448 – via Google Books.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "Big names on Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2015 shortlist". The Irish Times.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "2015 sales figures make pleasant reading for Irish booksellers and publishers". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards shortlist announced". Independent.ie. 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Books: Keeping up with the Rosser..." Independent.ie. 13 September 2015.