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Another great audiobook by Doyle! It was a random Libby arrival & it came at just the right time! (🎧📖: ty vm for the focus issues💊🙄)

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Twelve pages in, and I‘m already hooked. Add to my bucket list “Visit St. John‘s, buy Alan Doyle a beer, and listen to his stories.” At least I can sort of do the third one now.

A natural born story teller. This is great in audio. I had a smile on my face for 6 straight hours 😁

I felt there was one thing missing when I started reading, so I put GBS on loop and felt instantly better.

This book is sad, hilarious, touching, and a beautiful glimpse into the world of small-town NFLD. Doyle is candid, and he‘s honest, and that makes this book thoroughly enjoyable. Even though it isn‘t wholly about GBS, it made me miss them. I can‘t express what their music does. ❤️

In song and book, Doyle is a storyteller.

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I actually laughed out loud. 😂😂 #currentlyreading

When people ask me what my favourite band is of all time, immediately I say Great Big Sea. I‘ve been listening to them (still do) for 22 years, I cried when they broke up, I‘ve seen them live over 10 times, and continue to see their individual solo tours. I am thoroughly enjoying this so far. ❤️#currentlyreading

#tallshipcelebration @CrowCAH Alan Doyle, who was the lead singer in the band Great Big #Sea wrote these two books.

I listened to the audio, read by Alan himself. I loved it! The accent and the phrases, and he‘s so funny! I laughed out loud many times (people on transit probably stealing odd glances toward me?)! Oh, what a great storyteller! Listening to the audio, he actually played a recording of a brief conversation with his mom, and when there were lyrics in the text of the book, he sang them. Sigh…

Fans of Great Big Sea will enjoy this. I could almost hear the Newfoundland accent and smell the salt air.