Trainspotting marked the capital debut of a capital writer. Deserves to sell more copies than the bible Rebel Inc The best book ever written by man or woman. Trainspotting gives lies to any cosy notions of a classless society Independent on Sunday Loud with laughter in the dark, this novel is the real Mccoy HeraldĪ page-turner. Trainspotting is a loosely knotted string of jagged dislocated tales that lay bare the hearts of darkness of the junkies, wideboys and psychos who ride the down escalator of opportunity in the nation's capital. The stories we hear are retched from the gullet Scotland on SundayĪn unremitting powerhouse of a novel that marked the arrival of a major new talent. The voice of punk, grown up, grown wiser and grown eloquent Sunday TimesĪ novel perpetually in a starburst of verbal energy - a vernacular spectacular. He writes with style, imagination, wit and force Times Literary SupplementĪs clever as Alasdair Gray, as elegant as Jeff Torrington, as passionate as James Kelman, Welsh has got it all One of the most significant writers in Britain. He is the best thing that has happened to British writing for decades Sunday Times Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius.
If you liked Danny Boyle’s film adaptation, you’ll love the original. Welsh’s skill as a storyteller is undeniable, bringing both wit and compassion to a grim subject matter. Abhorrently dark and raw to the core, Trainspotting is an insight into one of life’s many ugly personalities - addiction and the accompanying domino effect of grim inevitabilities… Irvine Welsh’s novel will always be a cult classic.
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