543 pages • first pub 2012 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at university. But there's no room for him in the 1980s. Thatcher's government is destroying working-class communities across Britain, and the post-war certaint...
Community Reviews Summary of 430 reviews
Moods
funny 77%
sad 44%
emotional 38%
challenging 33%
reflective 33%
tense 27%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug useModerate
Ableism, MisogynyMinor
Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia
543 pages • first pub 2012 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at university. But there's no room for him in the 1980s. Thatcher's government is destroying working-class communities across Britain, and the post-war certaint...
Community Reviews Summary of 430 reviews
Moods
funny 77%
sad 44%
emotional 38%
challenging 33%
reflective 33%
tense 27%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug useModerate
Ableism, MisogynyMinor
Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia