The City Changes Its Face

I dipped back into The Lesser Bohemians to prep for reading this, it's sequel.
"A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing" was a difficult but sensational read.

This novel was freewheeling and experimental, leading to different results.
I think what I got most out of it was the three-dimensional explorations of
the characters. Many were frustrating and infuriating but there was a lot of
humanity there too. The book is good, because the writing is largely good.
It did feel a bit like a revisit, but I trust her to guide us through this world.
The book sagged a bit in the middle and the ending was a little underwhelming,
but still enjoyed reading this overall.

Was enjoying this but rolling my eyes at McBride being a one-trick pony (another shag-mad girl with a stringy older man) ... until I realised it was in fact a sequel! Not as good as Lesser Bohemians but then very little is.