Roddy Doyle, 2004, The Guardian/Orange Hay Literary Festival

I have read every book by Roddy Doyle up until "The Woman Who Walked Into Doors" and enjoyed every movie that was made out of his books. So I was delighted to be given the opportunity to attend a talk with him in 2004, him being one of the featured persons in the Guardian/Orange Hay Literary Festival that year.

I was sorely disappointed. He came across as arrogant and up his own arse which completely shattered the image I held of him. I've not had the appetite to read another one of his books since, although I still enjoy his older work with a sense of sad nostalgia.