2021 non-fiction book by Paul Howard
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Serial |
| Set in | Dublin, 2007–2020 |
| Publisher | Sandycove |
| Publication date | 1 April 2021 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84488-569-5 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823.92 |
RO'CK of Ages: From Boom Days to Zoom Days is a 2021 book by Irish journalist and author Paul Howard, as part of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. It is a compilation of newspaper columns previously published in The Irish Times between 2007 and 2021.
The title is a reference to the hymn "Rock of Ages", the Irish economic boom, and the use of Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reception
Eugene O'Brien wrote in an Irish Times review, "There is a truth in fiction, and in Howard's work, satire provides the mode for the telling of this truth. His parallel Ireland is a mirror though which we can smile at the “real” Ireland, but also learn more about it than it is often willing to teach."
Niamh Donnelly, in the same paper, wrote that " misguided wisdom seems to grow ever more salient as the years go by."
References
- O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross (1 April 2021). RO'CK of Ages: From boom days to Zoom days. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9781844885701 – via Google Books.
- "Ro'ck of Ages". The Phoenix Magazine. 6 May 2021.
- Doyle, Martin. "Books to look out for in 2021". The Irish Times.
- "RO'CK of Ages". Dubray Books. 29 September 2023.
- Howard, Paul. "Paul Howard: Ten things I've learned writing Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". The Irish Times.
- O'Brien, Eugene (3 May 2021). "Ross O'Carroll Kelly's parallel Ireland: a mirror for us to crack up at". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- Donnelly, Niamh. "20 gripping books: Fiction and non-fiction to read this summer". The Irish Times.