Eighteen-year-old Middle sister, our narrator, lives in a dystopian future in an unnamed city that seems very similar to a Belfast addled with sectarian tensions. Middle sister's family worry about her edging towards this territory. Middle sister and Milkman eventually do have an encounter, though she can't for the life of her figure out how it all came about. A rogue's gallery of characters - tablets girl, chef, the aforementioned Somebody McSomebody - edge the book towards its grisly denouement. The action moves hither and thither, forcing the reader to piece Middle sister's story together with small, scattergun jigsaw pieces.

Source: Irish Independent May 13, 2018 11:26 UTC