Paula Spencer Novel Paula Spencer, Book 2, (Paperback)

from Evablue

I read "The woman who walked into doors" a while back and she's still with me - so I leaped at the opportunity to read the sequel. The story is still interesting as Paula struggles with her desire for a drink, her loneliness, the world changing around her, and worries about not being able to feel...

from elsmvst

I didn't know what to make of this book. It was sad, sometimes a bit boring, I didn't like the style, but it was also fascinating. I read The woman who walked into doors, didn't really like that either, though I'm quite a Roddy Doyle fan. All in all, a bit of a disappointment.

from Fergus_Cooper

Roddy Doyle is a good writer. However, he needs to change his style...somewhat. The Woman who walked into Doors was excellent. Frightening. This book is milder and like 'The Guts' is a tame follow up to a previous classic. Both 'Paula Spencer' and 'The Guts' lack the intensity, suspense, and humo...

from TomSlee

The Woman Who Walked Into Doors was brilliant. This - well it's fine, but it's a bit flat. There's a lack of tension in the story and the device of short sentences gets a bit irritating. On the plus side, meeting Paula Spencer getting used to the new Ireland with the mobiles and the euros was a g...

from bhowell

Like some of the other reviewers, I was prompted to read this book because I had read "The Woman Who Walked into Doors" some years ago and this is a sequel. Roddy Doyle is a marvelous writer and Paula Spencer is a brilliant portrait of a woman recovering from a life of alcohol addiction and physi...