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Kevin Barry: City of Bohane (2011, Jonathan Cape) 4 stars

Forty years in the future. The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of …

Review of 'City of Bohane' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Ulysses meets Clockwork Orange. Quite brilliant. In particular there is a scene where the newspaper editor meets the Gant and a child runner returns from Bohane with news of a gang feud that is hysterical and, at least for me, very reminiscent of Joyce. Not much to say, this book has been widely reviewed.