OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea

One of the year’s funniest books … witty, wise and worth returning to again and again * i Paper *
Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating, this book shows life in all its shades. It made me laugh and cry – Emilie Pine, author of Notes to Self
Warm, wry, charming, absorbing … It’s the most gorgeous and heartbreaking book about humans and why we need each other – Daisy Buchanan * via Twitter *
Funny and adorable – Nina Stibbe
I was reminded - very happily reminded - of Kurt Vonnegut. But Patrick Freyne is his own writer and this book is clever, lovely and great, great fun – Roddy Doyle
Patrick Freyne has a distinct and enviable gift for story-telling … Full of humour and tenderness, this book is an absolute JOY – Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations
One of the best-written, smartest and gosh-darn-it funniest books I’ve read in a very long while – Séamus O’Reilly
Hilariously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant – Joseph O’Connor
Whether he’s writing about his childhood on a military base, working in a kebab shop with a nazi in his teens, playing in punk bands in his twenties, or grappling with the question of whether to have children, Patrick Freyne is a writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity. These essays are a delight – Mark O’Connell, author of To Be a Machine
A cracking, sad, funny, honest, brave and hilarious read – Liz Nugent * via Twitter *

Patrick Freyne spent most of his twenties trying to be a rock star before turning to the much more stable and secure world of journalism. He is a features writer at the Irish Times. His first book, OK, Let’s Do Your Stupid Idea, was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize in 2021.

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