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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This book almost felt more like a follow up to the movie Trainspotting than the original book. While still quite dark it seemed to have a much more optimistic outlook. A very fun read and it was great to revisit the characters from the original.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Okay - I finally finished it. Ugh. True comments from everyone - everyone gets what's coming to them and get what they deserve. And the ending? Fantastic. HOWEVER, I struggled through it. I feel so dirty after finishing it. And yes, none of them have redeeming qualities, despite some of the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“i think it's better than trainspotting”
mada b wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Welsh continues to portrait his generation. A worthy sequel to Trainspotting. ”
thelma wrote this review Wednesday, July 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“was almost a return to form... not amazing but good”
Gemma M wrote this review Friday, May 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Big let down after Trainspotting and Glue.”
Jesse G wrote this review Tuesday, April 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Okay - I finally finished it. Ugh. True comments from everyone - everyone gets what's coming to them and get what they deserve. And the ending? Fantastic. HOWEVER, I struggled through it. I feel so dirty after finishing it. And yes, none of them have redeeming qualities, despite some of the redemption. My brother-in-law LOVES this book, now I know why.
Lisa M wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I need a shower, and a detox, and a priest to perform absolution, and a colonoscopy, and a neti-pot...and so on, and so on...and another shower in there somewhere. My soul feels icky.”
“I saw Trainspotting's film adaptation in 1996, then read the book years later. I found the book to be a bit difficult to follow (being written in a phonetic Scottish accent) but the characters are classic. Porno revists Sick Boy, Begbie, Renton, Spud and some new friends as they reconnect and try to break into a respectable career - pornography. It's laugh out loud funny, but it's crazy...and so Irvine Welsh! You can't help but be amused at how delusional the these boys are - they don't have a clue, and you somewhat enjoy watching them screw up so badly. If you like Irvine Welsh, you will love this book!!!”
Liz W wrote this review Saturday, March 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ok... welsh pushed it too far. this what you get if you're trying to earn even more money on trainspotting. he should have left renton and sick boy alone. i guess he got so encouraged after trainspotting that he must have thought controversy was his thing. well, he was wrong.”
olaszka p wrote this review Friday, March 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“How do you follow up a book about drugs and sex? Awesome sequel to an awesome novel.”
Rurounald wrote this review Tuesday, February 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“After having given up on Glue about half way through, I was reluctant to pick up this book from Welsh, but did so at my husband's urging. I was keen to find out what Rents, Begbie and Sick Boy had been up to and wasn't disappointed. Still not as good as Trainspotting and The Acid House, however.”
StellaMac wrote this review Thursday, November 8 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
