But then Bimbo – aided by his wife, Maggie – decides to buy a second-hand chip van (one that serves fish ‘n’ chips), so Jimmy joins him in fixing it up (it’s covered in grease, has no motor or wheels) and eventually working in it and sharing in the profits.Īt first, business is grand the appearance of their truck coincides with Ireland being in the World Cup, during which no one has time to cook at home. The two play golf, hit the library, and just bum around. When his best friend Bimbo gets laid off as well, he’s now got company. Jimmy Rabbitte Sr., a minor character in The Commitments, and a major one in The Snapper, has been laid off and is trying to fill his days with babysitting his granddaughter Gina, going to the library, and watching people go by his North Dublin home.īecause he’s on the dole, he doesn’t get to drink as much at his local with his lads, and he misses that not that he can exactly articulate why he’s so unhappy. What’s more: it’s a fitting conclusion to the Barrytown Trilogy. It’s a smashing book, so full of vitality and heart and humour.
Why reserve a rating for a series I haven’t read yet? I’ve read The Van, just put it down an hour ago in fact, and I liked it a lot. But now that I think about it, that idea is pure shite. I was going to give this 4 stars, reserving full marks for Doyle’s The Last Roundup trilogy (which I haven’t read but have heard is very ambitious and a departure for the author).
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