I received a free copy of this book from Granta Books in exchange for an honest review.

In a future Ireland, it never stops raining and the economy as we know it has fallen apart. Now Dublin is run by a terrible gang known as the Earlie Boys, and they are run by a terrible man called The Earlie King. His daughter fell in love with the Kid in Yellow, and died giving birth to their baby. Now, the Kid in Yellow needs to rescue his child from The Earlie King.

This book is weird but wonderful. I loved the often lyrical writing in it and the way the Kid in Yellow could just spout poetry he had heard elsewhere. This world is dirty, and urban, and really violent and hard but at the same time it’s beautiful, and moving.

I loved the differences in each voice from the young yet old voice of the Kid in Yellow, and the more seasoned, concerned voices of the guard and O’Casey the journalist. And in the mix was the play script and the voice of Mister Violence (who was just creepy).

I don’t have a lot of indepth, literary piecing apart of this book - all I can say is that it was different, and because of that I loved it. I loved the look at dystopian Ireland - a setting I don’t see too much - and this is a book I’d love to see performed on-stage.

I would definitely urge people to take a chance on this book, as it’s definitely worth it.