# J. P. Donleavy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-p-donleavy/119001>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 15, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-p-donleavy/119001 "2002-07-15T04:05:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-p-donleavy/119001/1 "2002-07-15T04:05:27Z")

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Alright, Someone once told me that I would really like _The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthsasar B_ (sp?); however, I tried to start it and I did not understand what was happening at all because of the author’s style. I read _The Saddest Summer of Samuel S_ today (I thought I’d try and tackle something smaller), but there were still things I couldn’t grasp. Is there anything I should know about Donleavy’s writing style that would help me to grasp his works better. Furthermore, I have the two works mentioned above as well as _The Onion Eaters_ , which one should I read next?