Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

Trainspotting

Mark Renton #2

Irvine Welsh

368 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

It accomplished for its own time and place what Hubert Selby, Jr.'s Last Exit to Brooklyn did for his. Rents, Sick Boy, Mother Superior, Swanney, Spuds, and Seeker are as unforgettable a clutch of junkies, rude boys, and psychos as readers will ev...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,099 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
funny 63%
challenging 45%
emotional 42%
sad 39%
reflective 33%
tense 30%
adventurous 17%
informative 4%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 21%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 33% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 29% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%

Average rating

4.03

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