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cubit81's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
yer_real_da's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy
bookshelf_book_reviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Ableism, Rape, and Abortion
cleo_j's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
slugreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Rape and Self harm
Minor: Abortion
veelaughtland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
mizzzfortune's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism and Misogyny
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
courtjester's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse
theneverendingtbr's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely loved it!! Pure barry man, ye ken?
When people ask me, what's the funniest book you've ever read I always say Choke by Chuck Palahniuk but now this definitely takes first place; I laughed out loud with that Claudia Rosenberg bit at the end.
It's not all laughs though as it's depraved and sad also, but that can be expected I suppose.
The insults are priceless!
I've probably seen the adaptation of Trainspotting over 100 times, never read the book though; Skagboys is the prequel book to that.
Throughout reading this I'm thinking to myself, how does anyone outside of Scotland understand this slang? (it's easy for me though, being Scottish and understand every word and even know similar people, especially of the Begbie kind) 😂
I'm going to make it a goal of mine to read every Irvine Welsh book I can get ma mittens oan.
I've always been meaning to read the Mark Renton series so here we go, straight onto the second book - Trainspotting!
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use