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SKINTOWN – CIARÁN McMENAMIN (DOUBLEDAY)

Date: June 2, 2017 - BooksReviews

Skintown


THIS DEBUT novel touches on well-trodden aspects of yoof culture, with themes of male friendship and the prospect of redemption running the length of the book. Occasionally echoing Irvine Welsh and Rob Doyle’s frenzied narratives, McMenamin structures the plot around several extended sequences that take place mostly in Enniskillen. The story focuses on 18-year-old Vincent… Read more »

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