Rhino What You Did Last Summer is a 2009 novel by Irish journalist and author Paul Howard, and the ninth in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1]
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| Author | Paul Howard |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Comic novel, satire |
| Set in | Dublin and Los Angeles, 2007 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | September 2009 |
| Publication place | Republic of Ireland |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 490 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84488-177-2 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | Mr S and the Secrets of Andorra's Box |
| Followed by | The Oh My God Delusion |
The title refers to the film I Know What You Did Last Summer and to Ross's rhinoplasty.
Plot
editRoss travels to Los Angeles to win Sorcha back; he and his family become reality television stars on Ross, His Mother, His Wife and Her Lover; Ross is persuaded to undergo cosmetic surgery, and Honor becomes addicted to caffeine. Fionnuala's novels begin to earn popularity in America.
Reception
editThe novel was the seventh highest-selling book in Ireland for the year 2009.[2][3]
In The Irish Times, Ferdia Mac Anna wrote that it was "inexcusably shallow, deliberately vulgar, puerile and offensive – and it made me laugh like a drain. Indeed, there are sequences so funny that I had trouble breathing."[4]
Author Paul Howard later admitted that taking the action outside of Ireland was a mistake: "Ross needs to be here in an environment that he - and the reader - knows well."[5]
References
edit- ^ Gorman, Clare (1 June 2015). The Undecidable: Jacques Derrida and Paul Howard. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443883597 – via Google Books.
- ^ "'Angry men' beat Bertie on bestseller list". Independent.ie. 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Acclaimed McCann tops bestseller list". Independent.ie. 24 December 2009.
- ^ ANNA, FERDIA Mac. "Inexcusably shallow, vulgar, puerile and offensive but it made me laugh". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Paul Howard: Why I'm 'sooo' not done with Ross". Independent.ie. 13 September 2015.