OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea

Patrick Freyne's book "OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea" is a hilarious and heartfelt collection of essays, exploring life's absurdities and lessons learned. It has been longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2021 and praised by authors such as EMILIE PINE and MARIAN KEYES. Freyne's comic genius and ability to create an environment that is fundamentally comic, sometimes moving, and always deeply humane make this book a joy to read.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021




One of the year's funniest books, Paper is a hilarious, intelligent, soulful, and occasionally devastating masterpiece. It made me laugh and cry. EMILIE PINE, author of Notes to Self




Patrick Freyne has tried a lot of stupid ideas in his life. Now, he is here to tell you about them: like the time (aged 5) he opened a gate and let a horse out of its field, just to see what would happen; or the time (aged 19) he jumped out of a plane for charity, even though he didn't much care about the charity and was sure he'd end up dead; or the time (aged old enough to know better) he used a magazine as a funnel for fuel when the petrol cap on his band's van broke. He has also learned a few things: about the power of group song; about the beauty of physically caring for another human being; about childlessness; about losing friends far too young. Life as seen through the eyes of Patrick Freyne is stranger, funnier, and a lot more interesting than life as we generally know it. Like David Sedaris or Nora Ephron, he creates an environment all his own - fundamentally comic, sometimes moving, always deeply humane.




OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea is a joyous reading experience from an instantly essential new writer.




Patrick Freyne is a comic genius. MARIAN KEYES




Clever, lovely, and great, great fun, RODDY DOYLE




Funny and adorable, NINA STIBBE




The most gorgeous and heartbreaking book about humans and why we need each other, DAISY BUCHANAN




Hilariously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant, JOSEPH O CONNOR




Wonderful... One of my books of the year, RYAN TUBRIDY




Full of humor and tenderness, this book is an absolute JOY. SINÉAD GLEESON




F*cking fantastic. Patrick is a brilliant writer. BLINDBOY BOATCLU.

Weight: 164g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241992531