 First edition | |
| Author | Roddy Doyle |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | May 21, 2020 |
| Pages | 336 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1984880451 |
Love is a 2020 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle. The novel takes place in Dublin, mostly in a pub, and concerns two friends, Joe and Davy, who have reconnected for a night of drinking. [1]
Publication of the novel in Doyle's native Ireland was pushed from June 2020 to October. [2]
According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly "Positive" reviews. [3]
Kirkus Reviews gave the novel a negative review, writing that "By the time the novel belatedly reaches the big reveal, the reader has passed the point of caring." [4]
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