A review by ela_lee_
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
4.0
I can’t believe I finally read Trainspotting! I think I first heard about this book over ten years ago. I give it 3.5 stars rounded up for 4 for the overall unique reading experience. It was good…super gritty, masculine energy that was challenging for me to connect with and took me a long time to read. But the profound themes of addiction, poverty, friendship, morality/choice, and the intricacies of Scottish culture, especially set against the backdrop of 1980’s Edinburgh, made it worth the read alone.
Trainspotting offers raw, realistic insight into why addicts can’t get sober while they feel their circumstances are so bleak. It may end up being just enough to witness the tragic fates of party friends who are all starting to get arrested, contract AIDS, or die a tragic death. Looking forward to checking out the movie adaptation.
“You just wanna fuck up on drugs so that everyone will think how deep and fucking complex you are. It’s pathetic and fucking boring.”
"I’ve never felt a fuckin’ thing about countries other than total disgust. They should abolish the fuckin lot of ‘em. Kill every fuckin’ parasite politician that ever stood up and mouthed lies and fascist platitudes in a suit and a smarmy smile.”
“Then I split for Lizzy, mind. Wouldn’t hear of it. Asked you for a hit. I thought, ‘fuck it, I’ll try anythin’ once. Been trying it once ever since.”
Trainspotting offers raw, realistic insight into why addicts can’t get sober while they feel their circumstances are so bleak. It may end up being just enough to witness the tragic fates of party friends who are all starting to get arrested, contract AIDS, or die a tragic death. Looking forward to checking out the movie adaptation.
“You just wanna fuck up on drugs so that everyone will think how deep and fucking complex you are. It’s pathetic and fucking boring.”
"I’ve never felt a fuckin’ thing about countries other than total disgust. They should abolish the fuckin lot of ‘em. Kill every fuckin’ parasite politician that ever stood up and mouthed lies and fascist platitudes in a suit and a smarmy smile.”
“Then I split for Lizzy, mind. Wouldn’t hear of it. Asked you for a hit. I thought, ‘fuck it, I’ll try anythin’ once. Been trying it once ever since.”