I found this novel tedious – like Waiting For Godot with an Irish accent. Though it contained patches of moody menace, quiet charm and graphic descriptions, the two main protagonists were so unlikeable I didn't care about what happened to them. If I liked listening to front bar style rambling discourse I might have found their extended conversations more interesting. Halfway through I simply stopped and Googled a plot synopsis to see how the rest of the story unfolded.