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658 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393345056
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 June 2013
Description
Set against 1980s Thatcher-era Edinburgh--with its high unemployment, low expectations, and hard-to-come-by money and drugs?Irvine Welsh's colorful crew lunges from one darkly hilarious misadventure to the next. Gritty, moving, and exhilarating, S...
Community Reviews Summary of 650 reviews
Moods
funny 74%
emotional 48%
sad 46%
challenging 34%
reflective 30%
tense 25%
adventurous 11%
informative 9%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 96% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 24% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug useModerate
Rape, Abortion, AbleismMinor
Pregnancy, Homophobia, Incest
658 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393345056
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 June 2013
Description
Set against 1980s Thatcher-era Edinburgh--with its high unemployment, low expectations, and hard-to-come-by money and drugs?Irvine Welsh's colorful crew lunges from one darkly hilarious misadventure to the next. Gritty, moving, and exhilarating, S...
Community Reviews Summary of 650 reviews
Moods
funny 74%
emotional 48%
sad 46%
challenging 34%
reflective 30%
tense 25%
adventurous 11%
informative 9%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 96% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 24% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug useModerate
Rape, Abortion, AbleismMinor
Pregnancy, Homophobia, Incest