OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea

By: Patrick Freyne

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Paperback | 17 September 2020 | Edition Number 1

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In his work for the Irish Times, Patrick Freyne has established himself as one of the funniest and most consistently interesting journalists at work today. Now, in his first book, he emerges as an essayist of genius, capable of making us laugh and cry on the same page.

Life as seen through the eyes of Patrick Freyne is stranger and 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 unsettling, always deeply humane. Whether he is writing about the absurdity of life (the band he used to be in, some crappy jobs he's had, ridiculous adventures one summer in Germany) or darkness and loss (his struggles with his mental health, encounters with the homeless in Dublin, his experiences as a care worker), he leaves the reader with the rare and comforting feeling of being in good hands. And when he writes about the deaths of two close friends, or life without children, or the power of group song, he brings us to the highest levels that the essay can attain.

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

Industry Reviews

Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating, this book shows life in all its shades. It made me laugh and cry. Freyne catalogues his own flaws with a disarming frankness, pays tribute to his friends and family, and mourns those he has lost. Perhaps most movingly, this book articulates the daily struggle to face our own vulnerabilities. -- Emilie Pine, author of Notes to Self
Patrick Freyne is a comic genius -- Marian Keyes
I was reminded - very happily reminded - of Kurt Vonnegut. But Patrick Freyne is his own writer and this book is clever, lovely and great, great fun -- Roddy Doyle
Patrick Freyne has a distinct and enviable gift for story-telling ... Full of humour and tenderness, this book is an absolute JOY. -- Sinead Gleeson, author of Constellations
Hilariously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant -- Joseph O'Connor
Whether he's writing about his childhood on a military base, working in a kebab shop with a nazi in his teens, playing in punk bands in his twenties, or grappling with the question of whether to have children, Patrick Freyne is a writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity. These essays are a delight. -- Mark O'Connell, author of To Be a Machine
No one makes me laugh like Patrick Freyne -- Paul Howard
Superb ... The stories move from breathtakingly vulnerable to extraordinarily funny, and all with such skill and lightness of touch. I loved it -- Louise O'Neill
One of the best-written, smartest and gosh-darn-it funniest books I've read in a very long while -- Seamus O'Reilly

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