A review by andrew61
City of Bohane by Kevin Barry

3.0

I picked this up having seen it in a bookshop whilst on hol in Ireland and thinking it looked interesting, a 'Gangs of New York' style novel about a west coast Ireland town. Halfway through I realised it was set in 2053 and presented a dystopian view of a town ruled by violence but with bitter feud about to erupt whilst a former gangster returns after 20 plus years exile to renew his love of one of the other gang leaders wives.Lots of fun characters and good descriptions of place and mood with interesting costume thrown in. Despite my complete adjustment as to the type of book overall it was a good read and I'd probably try more by the author although not normally keen on the genre.