I couldn't give it just one star because it was written with such wit--but jeez what a jerk. I've read (and liked) the Dexter novels so I'm ok with a character being bad but The Ginger Man is beyond the pale. I'm taking my copy to a book sale so I can get him out of my house. ( )

A deeply disturbing picture of Ireland in the post war years, narrated by a character contemptable in most ways. Donleavy certainly can write, but his subject matter demands more than the effort is worth in my opinion. Many people see this as a comic novel. I find it anything but. ( )

Mildly entertaining. More interesting if you are familiar with Dublin and London. ( )

Put down ~ page 87. I must have a very different sense of humor than those who gave it high ratings. Each to his own. ( )

Hilarious. A masterpiece. The stunted minds complaining about it in the reviews (as if an author should only present a sterile world that meets their uptight approval) only make it that much more of a triumph. Donleavy's protagonist has leapt right out of the book and continued to piss off the straight and narrow in real life. Brilliant. ( )