Reviews

Ecstasy by Irvine Welsh

dphillips's review

1.0

Hated this book. Too dark for tastes

stellar017's review against another edition

Interesting but super weird and required a lot of mental energy

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Content Warnings

Contains depictions of necrophilia and beastiality

lynchian_ahab's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

zoe_schlosser's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lynchian_ahab's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

henderslam's review against another edition

3.25

I enjoyed this book immensely at the time but none of the stories seem quite as memorable as those in The Acid House. It does contain some vintage flashes of Welsh's genius.

8yalan8's review against another edition

3.0

3.5⭐️

nastam's review against another edition

4.0

A really mesmerising collection of stories about love and drugs and rave. Dirty but frank. Although all three stories have the same core, they are totally different and can stand on their own. I loved this and i really recommend it.

mattycakesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

The stories get progressively better. The first story reminded me of a post-Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk book, where he's basically trying to shock you, but doesn't seem to have quite as solid a message as in previous books. The second one is still attempting to be shocking - and it succeeds at times - but honestly, the only time Welsh feels at home is in the third book, where he's talking about drugged out Scotsmen. It's still not a great story - it could've been in Trainspotting, but it would've been less interesting than all the other parts - but it's better than the first two.

Anyway, if you're a fan of Welsh - which I am - I would read it. Otherwise, read something else.

satch's review

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes