Cartoon City

by Ferdia Mac Anna

For a classic urban sass novel, cult hit Cartoon City by Ferdia Mac Anna is hard to beat, with its wild cast of misfits, rebels and Dublin denizens. Anti-hero Myles seeks an out from his journo work. When he falls for the redoubtable Mia, however, he is drawn into the heart of Dublin's underworld with some alarming - and hilarious - consequences. Ferdia Mac Anna's career has brought him from comic writing to memoir, literary fiction and film direction. This is his third novel, originally published by Headline in 2000. It romps through a comic tale of crime, passion and surreal humour at breakneck pace. With an eye for characterisation and a flair for Dublinese, it pogos along like Flann O'Brien with rock'n'roll. This second edition of Cartoon City from 451 Editions - is now available to coincide with its twentieth anniversary.

274 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Helena Mulkerns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fun crime thriller love story - set in Dublin’s netherworld of gangsters, small time losers and lovers, the book tears along at breakneck pace to tell the tale of a young journo in search of the big scoop- who gets a little more than he bargained for. Really enjoyed this book.

[Mhartain O'Treasaigh · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is a crazy story, Several times I was going to pack it in, I perservered to finish it. May be this sort of life does go on, There is always someone better at getting in and out of problems without ending up dead, or completely losing it with in an inch of your life. I dont think I would read anymore of Ferdia.

[Garrett]

Very good overall. Thought Myles was a rake.