The book is set in modern day Ireland... the underbelly of Ireland. You have Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer, his alcoholic father Tony, Georgie a sex worker, and Jimmy a gangster. McInerney fully develops each character, no matter how questionable... you end up caring about what happens to them.
While it was described as darkly funny, I didn't really find it humorous. It was captivating and hard to put down. At times, I would put it down and just think to myself... "wow".
I did take me awhile to get used to regional dialect, but once I did I was hooked.
Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, through Blogging For Books for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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